diff --git a/platform/x11/detect.py b/platform/x11/detect.py
index 356de7b2bc9..ba232f6d4e7 100644
--- a/platform/x11/detect.py
+++ b/platform/x11/detect.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def configure(env):
 	if os.system("pkg-config --exists alsa")==0:
 		print("Enabling ALSA")
 		env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-DALSA_ENABLED"])
-		env.Append(LIBS=['asound'])
+		env.ParseConfig('pkg-config alsa --cflags --libs')
 	else:
 		print("ALSA libraries not found, disabling driver")