diff --git a/abi_used_symbols b/abi_used_symbols
--- a/abi_used_symbols
+++ b/abi_used_symbols
@@ -382,12 +382,14 @@
 libc.so.6:gai_strerror
 libc.so.6:getaddrinfo
 libc.so.6:getenv
+libc.so.6:geteuid
 libc.so.6:gethostname
 libc.so.6:getopt_long
 libc.so.6:getpid
 libc.so.6:getpwuid
 libc.so.6:getpwuid_r
 libc.so.6:getrandom
+libc.so.6:getrlimit64
 libc.so.6:getsockname
 libc.so.6:getsockopt
 libc.so.6:gettid
diff --git a/abi_used_symbols32 b/abi_used_symbols32
--- a/abi_used_symbols32
+++ b/abi_used_symbols32
@@ -344,11 +344,13 @@
 libc.so.6:ftruncate64
 libc.so.6:fwrite
 libc.so.6:getenv
+libc.so.6:geteuid
 libc.so.6:gethostname
 libc.so.6:getpid
 libc.so.6:getpwuid
 libc.so.6:getpwuid_r
 libc.so.6:getrandom
+libc.so.6:getrlimit64
 libc.so.6:getsockopt
 libc.so.6:gettid
 libc.so.6:gettimeofday
diff --git a/files/fix-rtkit.patch b/files/fix-rtkit.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/fix-rtkit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+--- a/src/modules/module-rt.c 
++++ b/src/modules/module-rt.c 
+@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <pthread.h>
++#include <limits.h>
+ #include <sys/resource.h>
+ #include <sys/syscall.h>
++#include <sys/types.h>
+ 
+ #include "config.h"
+ 
+@@ -515,6 +517,53 @@ static const struct pw_impl_module_event
+ };
+ 
+ /**
++ * Check if the current user has permissions to lower the nice levels enough.
++ */
++static bool check_nice_level_privileges(int nice_level)
++{
++	struct rlimit rlim;
++	int lowest_nice_allowed;
++
++	/* On a POSIX system, the nice value of a thread can be lowered 1. by
++	 * the root user, 2. by a user with the CAP_SYS_NICE permission or
++	 * 3. by any user if the target value is within the range allowed by
++	 * RLIMIT_NICE.
++	 */
++
++	/* 1. Check for root user */
++	if (geteuid() == 0) {
++		return true;
++	}
++
++	/* 2. Skip checking the CAP_SYS_NICE permission because it would
++	 * require libcap.so.
++	 * 3. Check whether the target value is within the range allowed by
++	 * RLIMIT_NICE.
++	 *
++	 * NZERO should be defined in <limits.h> per POSIX, and should be at
++	 * least 20. (NZERO-1) is the highest possible niceness value
++	 * (i.e. lowest priority).
++	 * Most platforms use NZERO=20.
++	 *
++	 * RLIMIT_NICE tells us how much we can reduce niceness (increase
++	 * priority) if we start at NZERO. For example, if NZERO is 20 and the
++	 * rlimit is 30, we can lower niceness anywhere within the [-10, 19]
++	 * range (20 - 30 = -10).
++	 *
++	 * So, we are allowed to reduce niceness to a minimum of
++	 * NZERO - rlimit:
++	 */
++	if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, &rlim) != 0) {
++		return false;
++	}
++	lowest_nice_allowed = NZERO - (int)rlim.rlim_cur;
++	/* And lowering niceness to |nice_level| is allowed if it is greater
++	 * than or equal to the limit:
++	 */
++	return nice_level >= lowest_nice_allowed;
++}
++
++/**
+  * Check if the current user has permissions to use realtime scheduling at the
+  * specified priority.
+  */
+@@ -553,6 +602,17 @@ static bool check_realtime_privileges(rl
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
++/**
++ * Check if the current user has sufficient permissions.
++ */
++static bool check_privileges(int nice_level, rlim_t priority)
++{
++	if (!check_nice_level_privileges(nice_level)) {
++		return false;
++	}
++	return check_realtime_privileges(priority);
++}
++
+ static int sched_set_nice(int nice_level)
+ {
+ 	if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, _gettid(), nice_level) == 0)
+@@ -878,7 +938,7 @@ static int should_use_rtkit(struct impl
+ 
+ 	/* If the user has permissions to use regular realtime scheduling, then
+ 	 * we'll use that instead of RTKit */
+-	if (check_realtime_privileges(impl->rt_prio)) {
++	if (check_privileges(impl->nice_level, impl->rt_prio)) {
+ 		*use_rtkit = false;
+ 	} else {
+ 		if (!(*use_rtkit)) {
diff --git a/package.yml b/package.yml
--- a/package.yml
+++ b/package.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name       : pipewire
 version    : 0.3.53
-release    : 49
+release    : 50
 source     :
     - git|https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire.git : 76350cebefe9bdabe24e9d043b83737547c225d8
 homepage   : https://pipewire.org/
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         - /usr/share/ld.so.conf.d/pipewire-jack.conf
         - /usr/share/pipewire/jack.conf
 setup      : |
+    %patch -p1 < $pkgfiles/fix-rtkit.patch
     sed -i 's:alsa.conf.d:conf.d:' ./pipewire-alsa/conf/meson.build
     COMMON_OPTIONS="-Dsystemd=enabled \
                     -Decho-cancel-webrtc=enabled \
diff --git a/pspec_x86_64.xml b/pspec_x86_64.xml
--- a/pspec_x86_64.xml
+++ b/pspec_x86_64.xml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
         <Name>pipewire</Name>
         <Homepage>https://pipewire.org/</Homepage>
         <Packager>
-            <Name>Thomas Staudinger</Name>
-            <Email>Staudi.Kaos@gmail.com</Email>
+            <Name>Reilly Brogan</Name>
+            <Email>solus@reillybrogan.com</Email>
         </Packager>
         <License>MIT</License>
         <License>LGPL-2.1-or-later</License>
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>emul32</PartOf>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency release="49">pipewire</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="50">pipewire</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib32/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pipewire.so</Path>
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>programming.devel</PartOf>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency release="49">pipewire-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency release="49">pipewire-32bit</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="50">pipewire-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="50">pipewire-32bit</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib32/libpipewire-0.3.so</Path>
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>programming.devel</PartOf>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency release="49">pipewire</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="50">pipewire</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="header">/usr/include/pipewire-0.3/pipewire/array.h</Path>
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>multimedia.audio</PartOf>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency release="49">pipewire</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="50">pipewire</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin/pw-jack</Path>
@@ -519,12 +519,12 @@
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <History>
-        <Update release="49">
-            <Date>2022-07-05</Date>
+        <Update release="50">
+            <Date>2022-07-06</Date>
             <Version>0.3.53</Version>
             <Comment>Packaging update</Comment>
-            <Name>Thomas Staudinger</Name>
-            <Email>Staudi.Kaos@gmail.com</Email>
+            <Name>Reilly Brogan</Name>
+            <Email>solus@reillybrogan.com</Email>
         </Update>
     </History>
 </PISI>
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