diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
index bcef836eca..5b388c7a8f 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ bhyveBuildSoundArgStr(const virDomainDef *def G_GNUC_UNUSED,
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_SPICE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_FILE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_DBUS:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_AUDIO_TYPE_PIPEWIRE:
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
                            _("unsupported audio backend '%1$s'"),
                            virDomainAudioTypeTypeToString(audio->type));