diff --git a/src/audio/dma/SDL_dmaaudio.c b/src/audio/dma/SDL_dmaaudio.c
index 56379bf4c..115399c81 100644
--- a/src/audio/dma/SDL_dmaaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/dma/SDL_dmaaudio.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static int DMA_ReopenAudio(_THIS, const char *audiodev, int format, int stereo,
 
 	/* Set the DSP frequency */
 	value = spec->freq;
-	if ( ioctl(audio_fd, SOUND_PCM_WRITE_RATE, &value) < 0 ) {
+	if ( ioctl(audio_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, &value) < 0 ) {
 		SDL_SetError("Couldn't set audio frequency");
 		return(-1);
 	}
diff --git a/src/audio/dsp/SDL_dspaudio.c b/src/audio/dsp/SDL_dspaudio.c
index 04cc3afb8..45afbb90d 100644
--- a/src/audio/dsp/SDL_dspaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/dsp/SDL_dspaudio.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static int DSP_ReopenAudio(_THIS, const char *audiodev, int format,
 
 	/* Set the DSP frequency */
 	value = spec->freq;
-	if ( ioctl(audio_fd, SOUND_PCM_WRITE_RATE, &value) < 0 ) {
+	if ( ioctl(audio_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, &value) < 0 ) {
 		SDL_SetError("Couldn't set audio frequency");
 		return(-1);
 	}