diff --git a/distributions/LibreELEC/options b/distributions/LibreELEC/options
index ae397823b8..92dee96a56 100644
--- a/distributions/LibreELEC/options
+++ b/distributions/LibreELEC/options
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@
 # build with Samba Client support (mounting SAMBA shares with KODI) (yes / no)
   KODI_SAMBA_SUPPORT="yes"
 
+# build kodi with alsa support (yes/no)
+  KODI_ALSA_SUPPORT="yes"
 
 ### KODI ADDONS ###
 
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 108d090236..5e14e79dab 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ configure_package() {
     PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" ${OPENGLES}"
   fi
 
-  if [ "${ALSA_SUPPORT}" = yes ]; then
+  if [ "${KODI_ALSA_SUPPORT}" = yes ]; then
     PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" alsa-lib"
     KODI_ALSA="-DENABLE_ALSA=ON"
   else