diff --git a/code/client/qal.h b/code/client/qal.h
index 964fff14..8234497a 100644
--- a/code/client/qal.h
+++ b/code/client/qal.h
@@ -44,10 +44,16 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 #else
   #include <AL/al.h>
   #include <AL/alc.h>
-  #include <AL/alext.h>
 #endif
 #endif
 
+/* Hack to enable compiling both on OpenAL SDK and OpenAL-soft. */
+#ifndef ALC_ENUMERATE_ALL_EXT
+#  define ALC_ENUMERATE_ALL_EXT 1
+#  define ALC_DEFAULT_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER        0x1012
+#  define ALC_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER                0x1013
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_OPENAL_DLOPEN
 extern LPALENABLE qalEnable;
 extern LPALDISABLE qalDisable;
diff --git a/code/client/snd_openal.c b/code/client/snd_openal.c
index 86dbadb0..5a03b230 100644
--- a/code/client/snd_openal.c
+++ b/code/client/snd_openal.c
@@ -2397,16 +2397,18 @@ qboolean S_AL_Init( soundInterface_t *si )
 		
 		// get all available devices + the default device name.
 		if(enumeration_ext)
+		{
         		devicelist = qalcGetString(NULL, ALC_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER);
+        		defaultdevice = qalcGetString(NULL, ALC_DEFAULT_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER);
+                }
                 else
                 {
                         // We don't have ALC_ENUMERATE_ALL_EXT but normal enumeration.
                         devicelist = qalcGetString(NULL, ALC_DEVICE_SPECIFIER);
+        		defaultdevice = qalcGetString(NULL, ALC_DEFAULT_DEVICE_SPECIFIER);
                         enumeration_ext = qtrue;
                 }
                 
-		defaultdevice = qalcGetString(NULL, ALC_DEFAULT_DEVICE_SPECIFIER);
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		// check whether the default device is generic hardware. If it is, change to
 		// Generic Software as that one works more reliably with various sound systems.