diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
index 6615d55..efa8117 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-providers.inc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_xf86-video-intel ?= "xf86-video-intel"
 #
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_update-alternatives ?= "update-alternatives-cworth"
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_apm ?= "apm"
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME-alsa-state ?= "alsa-state"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_alsa-state ?= "alsa-state"
 
 #
 # Default recipe providers
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/tasks/task-base.bb b/meta/recipes-core/tasks/task-base.bb
index a7d7c40..2032432 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/tasks/task-base.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/tasks/task-base.bb
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ RRECOMMENDS_task-base-vfat = "\
 RDEPENDS_task-base-alsa = "\
     alsa-utils-alsactl \
     alsa-utils-alsamixer \
-    ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME-alsa-state}"
+    ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_alsa-state}"
 
 RRECOMMENDS_task-base-alsa = "\
     kernel-module-snd-mixer-oss \