diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c65b5f6..9152798 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ for drv in $audio_drv_list; do
     case $drv in
     alsa)
     audio_drv_probe $drv alsa/asoundlib.h -lasound \
-        "snd_pcm_t **handle; return snd_pcm_close(*handle);"
+        "snd_pcm_t *handle = NULL; return snd_pcm_close(handle);"
     libs_softmmu="-lasound $libs_softmmu"
     ;;