diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-chroot/env.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-chroot/env.nix
index a1a26472373f..6a82435d7067 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-chroot/env.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-chroot/env.nix
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ let
 
       # symlink ALSA stuff
       ln -s /host/etc/asound.conf asound.conf
+      ln -s /host/etc/alsa alsa
 
       # symlink SSL certs
       mkdir -p ssl