diff --git a/alsa-utils-1.0.14-statedir.patch b/alsa-utils-1.0.14-statedir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..080e3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alsa-utils-1.0.14-statedir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+--- alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsaconf/alsaconf.in~	2007-05-31 11:07:21.000000000 +0300
++++ alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsaconf/alsaconf.in	2007-08-26 22:40:21.000000000 +0300
+@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ If you have a big amplifier, lower your 
+ 	  aplay -N $TESTSOUND
+       fi
+     fi
+-    if [ ! -r /etc/asound.state ]; then
+-	xecho "Saving the mixer setup used for this in /etc/asound.state."
++    if [ ! -r /var/lib/alsa/asound.state ]; then
++	xecho "Saving the mixer setup used for this in /var/lib/alsa/asound.state."
+ 	$sbindir/alsactl store
+     fi
+     clear
+--- alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsaconf/po/ja.po~	2007-05-31 11:07:21.000000000 +0300
++++ alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsaconf/po/ja.po	2007-08-26 22:40:43.000000000 +0300
+@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ msgstr ""
+ "  テスト音が聞こえるかどうか確認してください。\n"
+ 
+ #: ../alsaconf.in:932
+-msgid "Saving the mixer setup used for this in /etc/asound.state."
+-msgstr "ミキサーの設定を /etc/asound.state に保存します"
++msgid "Saving the mixer setup used for this in /var/lib/alsa/asound.state."
++msgstr "ミキサーの設定を /var/lib/alsa/asound.state に保存します"
+ 
+ #: ../alsaconf.in:936
+ msgid ""
+--- alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsaconf/po/ru.po~	2007-05-31 11:07:21.000000000 +0300
++++ alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsaconf/po/ru.po	2007-08-26 22:40:34.000000000 +0300
+@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ msgstr ""
+ "  и удостоверьтесь что вы слышите тестовый пример.\n"
+ 
+ #: ../alsaconf.in:932
+-msgid "Saving the mixer setup used for this in /etc/asound.state."
+-msgstr "Сохраняем настройки микшера в /etc/asound.state."
++msgid "Saving the mixer setup used for this in /var/lib/alsa/asound.state."
++msgstr "Сохраняем настройки микшера в /var/lib/alsa/asound.state."
+ 
+ #: ../alsaconf.in:936
+ msgid ""
+--- alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsactl/alsactl.1~	2007-05-31 11:07:21.000000000 +0300
++++ alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsactl/alsactl.1	2007-08-26 22:40:03.000000000 +0300
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Help: show available flags and commands.
+ 
+ .TP
+ \fI\-f, \-\-file\fP
+-Select the configuration file to use. The default is /etc/asound.state or
++Select the configuration file to use. The default is /var/lib/alsa/asound.state or
+ /etc/asound.names (for the \fInames\fP command).
+ 
+ .TP
+@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Use debug mode: a bit more verbose.
+ Print alsactl version number.
+ 
+ .SH FILES
+-\fI/etc/asound.state\fP (or whatever file you specify with the
++\fI/var/lib/alsa/asound.state\fP (or whatever file you specify with the
+ \fB\-f\fP flag) is used to store current settings for your
+ soundcards. The settings include all the usual soundcard mixer
+ settings.  More importantly, alsactl is
+--- alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsactl/alsactl.c~	2007-05-31 11:07:21.000000000 +0300
++++ alsa-utils-1.0.14/alsactl/alsactl.c	2007-08-26 22:40:10.000000000 +0300
+@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
+ #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
+ #include "alsactl.h"
+ 
+-#define SYS_ASOUNDRC "/etc/asound.state"
++#define SYS_ASOUNDRC "/var/lib/alsa/asound.state"
+ #define SYS_ASOUNDNAMES "/etc/asound.names"
+ 
+ int debugflag = 0;