diff --git a/main/sxmo-common-audio/APKBUILD b/main/sxmo-common-audio/APKBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..884f500b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/sxmo-common-audio/APKBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Maintainer: Anjandev Momi <anjan@momi.ca>
+pkgname=sxmo-common-audio
+pkgver=1.0.0
+pkgrel=0
+pkgdesc="SXMO/SWMO audio backends"
+url="http://sr.ht/~mil/Sxmo"
+arch="noarch !armhf"
+license="MIT"
+subpackages="$pkgname-pipewire $pkgname-pulse"
+options="!check" # has no tests
+
+package() {
+	mkdir -p "$pkgdir"
+}
+
+pipewire() {
+	provides="sxmo-common-audio"
+	provider_priority="20"
+	depends="pipewire-pulse pipewire wireplumber"
+	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"
+}
+
+pulse() {
+	provides="sxmo-common-audio"
+	provider_priority="10"
+	depends="pulseaudio pulseaudio-alsa !pipewire-pulse !sxmo-common-bluetooth !pipewire-alsa"
+	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"
+}
diff --git a/main/sxmo-common/APKBUILD b/main/sxmo-common/APKBUILD
index 16f8849e7..481fac478 100644
--- a/main/sxmo-common/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/sxmo-common/APKBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Miles Alan <m@milesalan.com>
 pkgname=sxmo-common
 pkgver=1.11.0
-pkgrel=0
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Simple Mobile: Core package to build custom SXMO desktop environments"
 url="http://sr.ht/~mil/Sxmo"
 arch="noarch !armhf"
@@ -38,14 +38,13 @@ depends="
 	networkmanager-wifi
 	networkmanager-wwan
 	pamixer
-	pipewire
-	pipewire-pulse
 	pn
 	polkit
 	polkit-openrc
 	postmarketos-base-ui
 	pulseaudio-utils
 	superd
+	sxmo-common-audio
 	sxmo-utils
 	sxmo-utils-openrc
 	terminus-font
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ depends="
 	v4l-utils
 	vim
 	vvmd
-	wireplumber
 	xdg-user-dirs
 	yt-dlp
 	"
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ bluetooth() {
 	provides="postmarketos-ui-sxmo-bluetooth=$pkgver-r$pkgrel"
 }
 
-
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