diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c81a9ab44b4efaaf34b67756321f6ad406d7be39..eec523431b3b7c651bdbec90a6f0f944774f8185 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ dnl PKG_CHECK_MODULES(gsm, gsm >= ${LIBGSM1_MIN_VERSION})
 dnl SFLPHONE_CFLAGS="$SFLPHONE_CFLAGS $libgsm1_CFLAGS"
 dnl SFLPHONE_LIBS="$SFLPHONE_LIBS $libgsm1_LIBS"
 
+LIBASOUND2_MIN_VERSION=1.0
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(alsa, alsa >= ${LIBASOUND2_MIN_VERSION})
+SFLPHONE_CFLAGS="$SFLPHONE_CFLAGS $libasound2_CFLAGS"
+SFLPHONE_LIBS="$SFLPHONE_LIBS $libasound2_LIBS"
+
+
 LIBSAMPLERATE_MIN_VERSION=0.1.1
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(samplerate, samplerate >= ${LIBSAMPLERATE_MIN_VERSION})
 SFLPHONE_CFLAGS="$SFLPHONE_CFLAGS $samplerate_CFLAGS"