diff --git a/README.wayland b/README.wayland
index 53e9ee75f..61e357b2c 100644
--- a/README.wayland
+++ b/README.wayland
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ to try out XWayland support:
 
   --enable-xwayland
 
+NOTE: DO NOT DISABLE THE MIXER MODULE BUILD IF YOU ARE USING XWAYLAND.
+You have been warned.
+
 At this stage, you should have EFL properly built, and Enlightenment
 properly built. Let's move on to running it...
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cbcbac1c1..fcfeebd13 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ define([CHECK_MODULE_MIXER],
   AC_E_CHECK_PKG(ALSA, [alsa >= 1.0.8],
     [ ], [ ])
  AC_E_CHECK_PKG([PULSE], [libpulse-simple libpulse],
-    [ ], [ ])
+    [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_PULSE], [1], [have pulseaudio])], [ ])
 ])
 
 SHM_OPEN_LIBS=""
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ HAVE_XWAYLAND_DEPS=false
 define([CHECK_MODULE_XWAYLAND],
 [
   if test "x${have_wayland}" = "xyes"; then
-    AC_E_CHECK_PKG(XWAYLAND, [ ecore >= ${efl_version} ecore-x >= ${efl_version}  ], [HAVE_XWAYLAND_DEPS=true], [HAVE_XWAYLAND_DEPS=false])
+    AC_E_CHECK_PKG(XWAYLAND, [ ecore >= ${efl_version} ecore-x >= ${efl_version} ecore-audio >= ${efl_version}  ], [HAVE_XWAYLAND_DEPS=true], [HAVE_XWAYLAND_DEPS=false])
     AC_PATH_PROG([XWAYLAND_BIN], [Xwayland], [false])
   else
     HAVE_XWAYLAND_DEPS=false
diff --git a/src/modules/xwayland/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/xwayland/e_mod_main.c
index 24fef04f7..e73e254b4 100644
--- a/src/modules/xwayland/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/xwayland/e_mod_main.c
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSE
+# include <Ecore_Audio.h>
+#endif
 
 EINTERN void dnd_init(void);
 EINTERN void dnd_shutdown(void);
@@ -351,6 +354,10 @@ e_modapi_init(E_Module *m)
    if (!(exs = calloc(1, sizeof(E_XWayland_Server))))
      return NULL;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSE
+   eo_del(eo_add(ECORE_AUDIO_OUT_PULSE_CLASS, NULL));
+#endif
+
    /* record wayland display */
    exs->wl_disp = e_comp_wl->wl.disp;