---
 pidgin/gtksound.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/pidgin/gtksound.c
+++ b/pidgin/gtksound.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ pidgin_sound_init(void)
 	purple_prefs_add_bool(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/sound/conv_focus", TRUE);
 	purple_prefs_add_bool(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/sound/mute", FALSE);
 	purple_prefs_add_path(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/sound/command", "");
-	purple_prefs_add_string(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/sound/method", "automatic");
+	purple_prefs_add_string(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/sound/method", "alsa");
 	purple_prefs_add_int(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/sound/volume", 50);
 
 #ifdef USE_GSTREAMER