diff --git a/providers/base/units/audio/jobs.pxu b/providers/base/units/audio/jobs.pxu
index adf099d45..d5b1ae0ba 100644
--- a/providers/base/units/audio/jobs.pxu
+++ b/providers/base/units/audio/jobs.pxu
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ estimated_duration: 20.0
 depends: audio/playback_auto
 imports: from com.canonical.plainbox import manifest
 requires:
- (manifest.has_line_in == 'True' or manifest.has_headset == 'True')
  manifest.has_audio_playback == 'True'
  manifest.has_audio_capture == 'True'
+ manifest.has_internal_microphone == 'True'
  package.name == 'alsa-base'
  package.name == 'gstreamer1.0-plugins-good' or package.name == 'gstreamer0.10-plugins-good'
  package.name in ['pulseaudio-utils', 'pipewire']
diff --git a/providers/base/units/audio/manifest.pxu b/providers/base/units/audio/manifest.pxu
index 3b59fd93c..9b173ef96 100644
--- a/providers/base/units/audio/manifest.pxu
+++ b/providers/base/units/audio/manifest.pxu
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright 2017 Canonical Ltd.
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Canonical Ltd.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Written by:
-#   Sylvain Pineau <sylvain.pineau@canonical.com>
+#  Sylvain Pineau <sylvain.pineau@canonical.com>
+#  Pierre Equoy <pierre.equoy@canonical.com>
 
 unit: manifest entry
 id: has_audio_playback
@@ -45,3 +46,9 @@ id: has_internal_speakers
 _name: Internal speakers
 _prompt: Does this machine have the following audio features?
 value-type: bool
+
+unit: manifest entry
+id: has_internal_microphone
+_name: Internal microphone
+_prompt: Does this machine have the following audio features?
+value-type: bool