diff --git a/src/daemon/default.pa.in b/src/daemon/default.pa.in
index 5ec46411e..783e326ba 100755
--- a/src/daemon/default.pa.in
+++ b/src/daemon/default.pa.in
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ ifelse(@HAVE_UDEV@, 1, [dnl
 .ifexists module-udev-detect@PA_SOEXT@
 load-module module-udev-detect
 .else
+], @HAVE_COREAUDIO@, 1, [dnl
+.ifexists module-coreaudio-detect@PA_SOEXT@
+load-module module-coreaudio-detect
+.else
 ], [dnl
 .ifexists module-detect@PA_SOEXT@
 ])dnl