--- giada-0.5.8/configure.ac
+++ giada-0.5.8/configure.ac
@@ -52,6 +52,27 @@
   [AC_DEFINE(WITH_VST)]
 )
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(
+	alsa,
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-alsa], [disable alsa support]),
+  [AC_DEFINE(WITH_ALSA)]
+)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ALSA, test "x$enable_alsa" = "xtrue")
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(
+	jack,
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-jack], [enable jack support]),
+  [AC_DEFINE(WITH_JACK)]
+)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(JACK, test "x$enable_jack" = "xtrue")
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(
+	pulse,
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pulse], [enable pulseaudio support]),
+  [AC_DEFINE(WITH_PULSE)]
+)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(PULSE, test "x$enable_pulse" = "xtrue")
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Checks for programs.
--- giada-0.5.8/src/Makefile.am
+++ giada-0.5.8/src/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@
 # inside configure.ac
 if LINUX
 giada_LDADD = -lsndfile -lfltk -lXext -lX11 -lXft -lXpm -lm -lrtaudio  \
-						  -ljack -lasound -lpthread -ldl -lpulse-simple -lsamplerate
+						  -lpthread -ldl -lsamplerate
+if ALSA
+giada_LDADD += -lasound
+endif
+if JACK
+giada_LDADD += -ljack
+endif
+if PULSE
+giada_LDADD += -lpulse-simple
+endif
 endif
 if WINDOWS
 giada_LDADD   = -lole32 -lrtaudio -ldsound -lwinmm -lwsock32 -lm       \