diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
index afea5e7..79785fb 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_update-alternatives ?= "update-alternatives-cworth"
 #
 # Default recipe providers
 #
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_alsa-lib ?= "alsa-lib"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_dbus-glib ?= "dbus-glib"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_dbus-glib-native ?= "dbus-glib-native"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gdk-pixbuf ?= "gdk-pixbuf"