diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 5e3fb98..08fe29b 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -105,11 +105,7 @@ if( WITH_ALSA )
 
   if( ALSA_FOUND )
 
-    # there is support only for ALSA 1.x
-
     set( HAVE_LIBASOUND2 1 )
-    set( ALSA_PCM_OLD_SW_PARAMS_API 1 )
-    set( ALSA_PCM_OLD_HW_PARAMS_API 1 )
 
     check_include_file( "alsa/asoundlib.h" HAVE_ALSA_ASOUNDLIB_H )
     if( NOT HAVE_ALSA_ASOUNDLIB_H )
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index 7c2f7c8..8527cdc 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_LIBASOUND2 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_ALSA_ASOUNDLIB_H 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SND_PCM_RESUME 1
-#cmakedefine ALSA_PCM_OLD_SW_PARAMS_API 1
-#cmakedefine ALSA_PCM_OLD_HW_PARAMS_API 1
 
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_LIBPTHREAD 1
diff --git a/flow/audioioalsa9.cpp b/flow/audioioalsa9.cpp
index 1c8b3a5..9162d41 100644
--- a/flow/audioioalsa9.cpp
+++ b/flow/audioioalsa9.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ protected:
         snd_pcm_t *m_pcm_playback;
 	snd_pcm_t *m_pcm_capture;
 	snd_pcm_format_t m_format;
-	int m_period_size, m_periods;
+	snd_pcm_uframes_t m_period_size;
+	unsigned m_periods;
 
         void startIO();
 	int setPcmParams(snd_pcm_t *pcm);
@@ -540,7 +541,11 @@ int AudioIOALSA::setPcmParams(snd_pcm_t *pcm)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	unsigned int rate = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(pcm, hw, _samplingRate, 0);
+	unsigned rate = _samplingRate;
+	if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(pcm, hw, &rate, 0) < 0) {
+		_error = "Unable to set sampling rate!";
+		return 1;
+	}
 	const unsigned int tolerance = _samplingRate/10+1000;
 	if (abs((int)rate - (int)_samplingRate) > (int)tolerance) {
 		_error = "Can't set requested sampling rate!";
@@ -562,12 +567,12 @@ int AudioIOALSA::setPcmParams(snd_pcm_t *pcm)
 		m_period_size <<= 1;
 	if (_channels > 1)
 	m_period_size /= _channels;
-	if ((m_period_size = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near(pcm, hw, m_period_size, 0)) < 0) {
+	if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near(pcm, hw, &m_period_size, 0) < 0) {
 		_error = "Unable to set period size!";
 		return 1;
 	}
 	m_periods = _fragmentCount;
-        if ((m_periods = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_periods_near(pcm, hw, m_periods, 0)) < 0) {
+	if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_periods_near(pcm, hw, &m_periods, 0) < 0) {
 		_error = "Unable to set periods!";
 		return 1;
 	}