diff --git a/example-clients/wscript b/example-clients/wscript
index a4d32458..1e35396e 100644
--- a/example-clients/wscript
+++ b/example-clients/wscript
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def configure(conf):
 
     conf.env['BUILD_EXAMPLE_CLIENT_REC'] = conf.is_defined('HAVE_SNDFILE')
 
-    conf.env['BUILD_EXAMPLE_ALSA_IO'] = conf.is_defined('HAVE_SAMPLERATE') and conf.is_defined('HAVE_ALSA')
+    conf.env['BUILD_EXAMPLE_ALSA_IO'] = conf.is_defined('HAVE_SAMPLERATE') and conf.env['BUILD_DRIVER_ALSA']
 
 def build(bld):
     if bld.env['IS_LINUX']:
diff --git a/linux/wscript b/linux/wscript
index 545d9628..5675c3dc 100644
--- a/linux/wscript
+++ b/linux/wscript
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 def configure(conf):
-    conf.check_cfg(package='alsa', atleast_version='1.0.0', args='--cflags --libs')
+    conf.check_cfg(package='alsa', atleast_version='1.0.18', args='--cflags --libs')
     conf.env['BUILD_DRIVER_ALSA'] = conf.is_defined('HAVE_ALSA')
 
     conf. check_cfg(package='libfreebob', atleast_version='1.0.0', args='--cflags --libs')