diff --git a/package/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk b/package/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
index 7a0b57484d..6b9bda970f 100644
--- a/package/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
+++ b/package/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ $(ALSA_LIB_DIR)/.configured: $(ALSA_LIB_DIR)/.unpacked
 		--enable-shared \
 		--enable-static \
 		--disable-docs \
-		--with-alsa-devdir=/dev \
 		$(SOFT_FLOAT) \
 		$(DISABLE_NLS) \
 	)