diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d425f0f..934a67b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(ipv6,
 	NET_SOURCE=net_udp.c
 )
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(alsa,
+[  --diable-alsa           disable alsa support],
+)      
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(zlib,
 [  --disable-zlib          disable zlib support],
 )
@@ -544,15 +548,17 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(mme,waveOutOpen,HAVE_LIBMME=yes)
 SOUND_LIBS=""
 SOUND_STYLE=""
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for sound support)
-if test -z "$SOUND_STYLE" -a "x$ac_cv_header_sys_asoundlib_h" = "xyes"; then
-    AC_EGREP_CPP([QF_maGiC_VALUE],[
+if test "x$enable_alsa" != "xno"; then
+   if test -z "$SOUND_STYLE" -a "x$ac_cv_header_sys_asoundlib_h" = "xyes"; then
+      AC_EGREP_CPP([QF_maGiC_VALUE],[
 #include <sys/asoundlib.h>
 #if defined(SND_LIB_MAJOR) && defined(SND_LIB_MINOR)
 #if SND_LIB_MAJOR>0 || (SND_LIB_MAJOR==0 && SND_LIB_MINOR>=5)
 QF_maGiC_VALUE
 #endif
 #endif
-    ],[ SOUND_STYLE="ALSA" SOUND_LIBS="-lasound"])
+      ],[ SOUND_STYLE="ALSA" SOUND_LIBS="-lasound"])
+   fi
 fi
 
 if test -z "$SOUND_STYLE" -a "x$ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard_h" = "xyes"; then