IF(ALSA_VERSION_STR AND NOT WIN32)
-    SET(RECOMMENDED_MIN_VERSION "1.0.14")
-    STRING(COMPARE LESS ${RECOMMENDED_MIN_VERSION} ${ALSA_VERSION_STR} VERSION_LESS)
-    STRING(COMPARE EQUAL ${RECOMMENDED_MIN_VERSION} ${ALSA_VERSION_STR} VERSION_EQUAL)
-    IF(VERSION_LESS OR VERSION_EQUAL)
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "libasound version '${ALSA_VERSION_STR}' is recent enough")
-        ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAS_LIBASOUND_DEVICE_NAME_HINT)
-    ELSE(VERSION_LESS OR VERSION_EQUAL)
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "WARNING: libasound version '${ALSA_VERSION_STR}' is not recent enough. The recommended minimum version is '${RECOMMENDED_MIN_VERSION}'. Older versions will compile correctly, but break on dmix usage.")
-    ENDIF(VERSION_LESS OR VERSION_EQUAL)
+   IF(ALSA_VERSION_STR MATCHES "^1\\.(0\\.(1[4-9]|[2-9][0-9]+)|[1-9][0-9]*\\.)")
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "libasound version '${ALSA_VERSION_STR}' is recent enough")
+      ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAS_LIBASOUND_DEVICE_NAME_HINT)
+   ELSE(ALSA_VERSION_STR MATCHES "^1\\.(0\\.(1[4-9]|[2-9][0-9]+)|[1-9][0-9]*\\.)")
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "WARNING: libasound version '${ALSA_VERSION_STR}' is not recent enough. The recommended version is '1.0.14a'. Older versions will compile correctly, but break on dmix usage.")
+   ENDIF(ALSA_VERSION_STR MATCHES "^1\\.(0\\.(1[4-9]|[2-9][0-9]+)|[1-9][0-9]*\\.)")
 ENDIF(ALSA_VERSION_STR AND NOT WIN32)