diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c338bd6..663ba90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-arm64.list
           echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-arm64.list
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-aarch64-linux-gnu libasound2-dev:arm64 libdbus-1-dev:arm64 libgl1-mesa-dev:arm64 libglib2.0-dev:arm64 libpulse-dev:arm64 libsdl2-dev:arm64 libx11-dev:arm64 libxcursor-dev:arm64 libxext-dev:arm64 libxrandr-dev:arm64 qemu-user-static
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-aarch64-linux-gnu libasound2-dev:arm64 libdbus-1-dev:arm64 libgl1-mesa-dev:arm64 libglib2.0-dev:arm64 libsdl2-dev:arm64 libx11-dev:arm64 libxcursor-dev:arm64 libxext-dev:arm64 libxrandr-dev:arm64 qemu-user-static
       - name: Set up ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
         with:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:${PATH}"
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH+=:/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
           make features
-          make CIBUILD=true NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
+          make CIBUILD=true HAVE_PULSEAUDIO=false NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
           make unzipfx
       - name: Set sha8 (non-release)
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') != true
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "deb [arch=armhf] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-armhf.list
           echo "deb [arch=armhf] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-armhf.list
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf libasound2-dev:armhf libdbus-1-dev:armhf libgl1-mesa-dev:armhf libglib2.0-dev:armhf libpulse-dev:armhf libsdl2-dev:armhf libx11-dev:armhf libxcursor-dev:armhf libxext-dev:armhf libxrandr-dev:armhf qemu-user-static
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf libasound2-dev:armhf libdbus-1-dev:armhf libgl1-mesa-dev:armhf libglib2.0-dev:armhf libsdl2-dev:armhf libx11-dev:armhf libxcursor-dev:armhf libxext-dev:armhf libxrandr-dev:armhf qemu-user-static
       - name: Set up ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
         with:
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:${PATH}"
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH+=:/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/pkgconfig
           make features
-          make CIBUILD=true NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
+          make CIBUILD=true HAVE_PULSEAUDIO=false NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
           make unzipfx
       - name: Set sha8 (non-release)
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') != true
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-multilib libasound2-dev:i386 libdbus-1-dev:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev:i386 libglib2.0-dev:i386 libpulse-dev:i386 libsdl2-dev:i386 libx11-dev:i386 libxcursor-dev:i386 libxext-dev:i386 libxrandr-dev:i386
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-multilib libasound2-dev:i386 libdbus-1-dev:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev:i386 libglib2.0-dev:i386 libsdl2-dev:i386 libx11-dev:i386 libxcursor-dev:i386 libxext-dev:i386 libxrandr-dev:i386
       - name: Set up ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
         with:
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:${PATH}"
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH+=:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
           make features
-          make CIBUILD=true NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
+          make CIBUILD=true HAVE_PULSEAUDIO=false NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
           make unzipfx
       - name: Set sha8 (non-release)
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') != true
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "deb [arch=riscv64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-riscv64.list
           echo "deb [arch=riscv64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-riscv64.list
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-riscv64-linux-gnu libasound2-dev:riscv64 libdbus-1-dev:riscv64 libgl1-mesa-dev:riscv64 libglapi-mesa:riscv64 libglvnd0:riscv64 libglib2.0-dev:riscv64 libpulse-dev:riscv64 libsdl2-dev:riscv64 libx11-dev:riscv64 libxcursor-dev:riscv64 libxext-dev:riscv64 libxrandr-dev:riscv64 qemu-user-static
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-riscv64-linux-gnu libasound2-dev:riscv64 libdbus-1-dev:riscv64 libgl1-mesa-dev:riscv64 libglapi-mesa:riscv64 libglvnd0:riscv64 libglib2.0-dev:riscv64 libsdl2-dev:riscv64 libx11-dev:riscv64 libxcursor-dev:riscv64 libxext-dev:riscv64 libxrandr-dev:riscv64 qemu-user-static
       - name: Set up ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
         with:
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:${PATH}"
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH+=:/usr/lib/riscv64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
           make features
-          make CIBUILD=true NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
+          make CIBUILD=true HAVE_PULSEAUDIO=false NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
           make unzipfx
       - name: Set sha8 (non-release)
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') != true
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libdbus-1-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglib2.0-dev libpulse-dev libsdl2-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libdbus-1-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglib2.0-dev libsdl2-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
       - name: Set up ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
         with:
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:${PATH}"
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH+=:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
           make features
-          make CIBUILD=true NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
+          make CIBUILD=true HAVE_PULSEAUDIO=false NOOPT=true WITH_LTO=${{ env.WITH_LTO }} -j $(nproc)
           make unzipfx
       - name: Set sha8 (non-release)
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') != true
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libdbus-1-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libpulse-dev libsdl2-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libdbus-1-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libsdl2-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
       - name: Build linux x86_64 (debug)
         env:
           LDFLAGS: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ jobs:
           # multiple jobs for building carla, deps and plugins
           make DEBUG=true carla deps dgl plugins resources -j $(nproc)
           # single job for final build stage, otherwise we might killed due to OOM
-          make DEBUG=true -j 1
+          make DEBUG=true HAVE_PULSEAUDIO=false -j 1
       - name: Set sha8
         id: slug
         run: echo "::set-output name=sha8::$(echo ${{ github.sha }} | cut -c1-8)"