diff --git a/package/libsamplerate/libsamplerate.mk b/package/libsamplerate/libsamplerate.mk
index 76e93f913e..c107650cb4 100644
--- a/package/libsamplerate/libsamplerate.mk
+++ b/package/libsamplerate/libsamplerate.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ LIBSAMPLERATE_CONF_OPTS = --disable-fftw --program-transform-name=''
 LIBSAMPLERATE_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
 LIBSAMPLERATE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB),y)
+LIBSAMPLERATE_DEPENDENCIES += alsa-lib
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSNDFILE),y)
 LIBSAMPLERATE_DEPENDENCIES += libsndfile
 endif