diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-lib/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-lib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4918638b2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-lib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "alsa-lib-1.0.19";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-1.0.19.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "11i898dc6qbachn046gl6dg6g7bl2k8crddl97f3z5i57bcjdvij";
+  };  
+  configureFlags = "--disable-xmlto";
+  # Fix pcm.h file in order to prevent some compilation bugs
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i -e 's|//int snd_pcm_mixer_element(snd_pcm_t \*pcm, snd_mixer_t \*mixer, snd_mixer_elem_t \*\*elem);|/\*int snd_pcm_mixer_element(snd_pcm_t \*pcm, snd_mixer_t \*mixer, snd_mixer_elem_t \*\*elem);\*/|' include/pcm.h
+  '';
+  meta = {
+    description = "ALSA, the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture libraries";
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) provides audio and
+      MIDI functionality to the Linux-based operating system.
+    '';
+
+    homepage = http://www.alsa-project.org/;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-utils/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cca6a75ce0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-utils/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, alsaLib, gettext, ncurses}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "alsa-utils-1.0.19";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-1.0.19.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "1bcchd5nwgb2hy0z9c6jxbqlzirkh6wvxv6nldjcwmvqmvsj8j8z";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [ alsaLib gettext ncurses ];
+  configureFlags = "--disable-xmlto";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "ALSA, the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture utils";
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) provides audio and
+      MIDI functionality to the Linux-based operating system.
+    '';
+
+    homepage = http://www.alsa-project.org/;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa/1.0.19.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa/1.0.19.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 93b77d698a2..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa/1.0.19.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{fetchurl, stdenv, ncurses, gettext}:
-
-let version = "1.0.19"; in
-
-rec {
-  alsaLib = import ./common.nix {
-    pkgName = "lib";
-    sha256 = "11i898dc6qbachn046gl6dg6g7bl2k8crddl97f3z5i57bcjdvij";
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv version;
-  };
-
-  alsaUtils = import ./common.nix {
-    pkgName = "utils";
-    sha256 = "1bcchd5nwgb2hy0z9c6jxbqlzirkh6wvxv6nldjcwmvqmvsj8j8z";
-    buildInputs = [alsaLib ncurses gettext];
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv version;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa/common.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa/common.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 13f98d01185..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa/common.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgName, sha256, version
-, buildInputs ? [], propagatedBuildInputs ? []
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "alsa-${pkgName}-${version}";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/${pkgName}/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    inherit sha256;
-  };
-
-  inherit buildInputs propagatedBuildInputs;
-
-  configureFlags = "--disable-xmlto";
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "ALSA, the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (${pkgName})";
-
-    longDescription = ''
-      The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) provides audio and
-      MIDI functionality to the Linux-based operating system.
-    '';
-
-    homepage = http://www.alsa-project.org/;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c3aea54d1a1..75ddcf183d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6554,7 +6554,7 @@ let
       intltool gettext;
     inherit (gtkLibs) glib;
     inherit (xlibs) libX11 libICE libSM;
-    inherit (alsa) alsaLib;    # Needs ALSA >= 1.0.17.
+    inherit alsaLib;    # Needs ALSA >= 1.0.17.
     gconf = gnome.GConf;
 
     # Work around Libtool 1.5 interaction with Ltdl 2.x
@@ -6695,12 +6695,13 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
-  alsa = import ../os-specific/linux/alsa/1.0.19.nix {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses gettext;
+  alsaLib = import ../os-specific/linux/alsa-lib {
+    inherit stdenv fetchurl;
+  };
+  
+  alsaUtils = import ../os-specific/linux/alsa-utils {
+    inherit stdenv fetchurl alsaLib gettext ncurses;
   };
-
-  alsaLib = alsa.alsaLib;
-  alsaUtils = alsa.alsaUtils;
 
   blcr = builderDefsPackage (selectVersion ../os-specific/linux/blcr "0.6.5"){
     inherit perl;
@@ -8205,7 +8206,7 @@ let
       python dbus dbus_glib freetype fontconfig bzip2;
     inherit (gtkLibs) gtk pango;
     inherit (gnome) libIDL;
-    inherit (alsa) alsaLib;
+    inherit alsaLib;
     #enableOfficialBranding = true;
     xulrunner = xulrunner3_1;
     autoconf = autoconf213;
@@ -8216,7 +8217,7 @@ let
       python dbus dbus_glib freetype fontconfig bzip2 xlibs file;
     inherit (gtkLibs) gtk pango;
     inherit (gnome) libIDL;
-    inherit (alsa) alsaLib;
+    inherit alsaLib;
     autoconf = autoconf213;
     #enableOfficialBranding = true;
   });