diff --git a/tools/linux_packaging/build b/tools/linux_packaging/build
index 3fd4dfe05b..8f6b9f3d25 100755
--- a/tools/linux_packaging/build
+++ b/tools/linux_packaging/build
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ done
 cp $BUILD_ROOT/libs/panners/*/lib*.so* $Panners
 
 # Backends
-for backend in jack alsa dummy wavesaudio ; do
+for backend in jack alsa dummy wavesaudio pulseaudio; do
     cp $BUILD_ROOT/libs/backends/$backend/lib*.so* $Backends
 done
 
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ while [ true ] ; do
 			if echo $dep | grep -qs libjack ; then continue; fi
 			# don't include ALSA
 			if echo $dep | grep -qs libasound ; then continue; fi
+			# nor pulse
+			if echo $dep | grep -qs libpulse ; then continue; fi
 			# don't include any X Window libraries
 			if echo $dep | grep -qs libX\. ; then continue; fi
 			if echo $dep | grep -qs libxcb ; then continue; fi