diff -up SDL-1.2.12/src/audio/SDL_audio.c.preferalsa SDL-1.2.12/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
--- SDL-1.2.12/src/audio/SDL_audio.c.preferalsa	2007-08-27 18:15:34.000000000 +0200
+++ SDL-1.2.12/src/audio/SDL_audio.c	2007-08-27 18:16:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
 
 /* Available audio drivers */
 static AudioBootStrap *bootstrap[] = {
+#if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_ALSA
+	&ALSA_bootstrap,
+#endif
+#if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_ARTS
+	&ARTS_bootstrap,
+#endif
+#if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_ESD
+	&ESD_bootstrap,
+#endif
 #if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_BSD
 	&BSD_AUDIO_bootstrap,
 #endif
@@ -43,9 +52,6 @@ static AudioBootStrap *bootstrap[] = {
 	&DSP_bootstrap,
 	&DMA_bootstrap,
 #endif
-#if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_ALSA
-	&ALSA_bootstrap,
-#endif
 #if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PULSE
 	&PULSE_bootstrap,
 #endif
@@ -58,12 +64,6 @@ static AudioBootStrap *bootstrap[] = {
 #if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_DMEDIA
 	&DMEDIA_bootstrap,
 #endif
-#if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_ARTS
-	&ARTS_bootstrap,
-#endif
-#if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_ESD
-	&ESD_bootstrap,
-#endif
 #if SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_NAS
 	&NAS_bootstrap,
 #endif