diff --git a/alsa-init.sh b/alsa-init.sh
index dc61dc1..07a2b75 100644
--- a/alsa-init.sh
+++ b/alsa-init.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 test -s /var/lib/alsa/asound.state && /usr/sbin/alsactl -F restore $1 >/dev/null 2>&1
 # increase buffer-preallocation size (for PA)
 if [ -f /proc/asound/card$1/pcm0p/sub0/prealloc_max ]; then
-    pmax=$(< /proc/asound/card$1/pcm0p/sub0/prealloc_max)
-    if [ $pmax -gt 1024 ]; then
+    [ $(cat /proc/asound/card$1/pcm0p/sub0/prealloc_max) -le 1024 ] ||
 	echo 1024 > /proc/asound/card$1/pcm0p/sub0/prealloc
-    fi
 fi
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/alsa.changes b/alsa.changes
index cdab268..a0970a2 100644
--- a/alsa.changes
+++ b/alsa.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Nov 16 18:10:00 UTC 2014 - Led <ledest@gmail.com>
+
+- fix bashism in alsa-init.sh scripts
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct 17 11:48:23 CEST 2014 - tiwai@suse.de