diff --git a/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk b/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
index 8d21601e3e..7ef449ffea 100644
--- a/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
+++ b/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-internal-poll \
 	--disable-asteriskssl \
 	--disable-rpath \
-	--without-asound \
 	--without-bfd \
 	--without-bluetooth \
 	--without-cap \
@@ -144,6 +143,13 @@ else
 ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --without-gsm
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB),y)
+ASTERISK_DEPENDENCIES += alsa-lib
+ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --with-asound
+else
+ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --without-asound
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 ASTERISK_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
 ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --with-ssl