diff --git a/kemu/kded/kded_kemu.cpp b/kemu/kded/kded_kemu.cpp
index 2b88ef4d..e13aa375 100644
--- a/kemu/kded/kded_kemu.cpp
+++ b/kemu/kded/kded_kemu.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool KEmuModule::start(const QString &machine)
     const QUrl harddisk = settings.value(machine + "/harddisk").toUrl();
     const QString system = settings.value(machine + "/system").toString();
     const QString video = settings.value(machine + "/video", "virtio").toString();
-    const QString audio = settings.value(machine + "/audio", "ac97").toString();
+    const QString audio = settings.value(machine + "/audio", "alsa").toString();
     const int ram = settings.value(machine + "/ram", 512).toInt();
     const int cpu = settings.value(machine + "/cpu", 1).toInt();
     const bool kvm = settings.value(machine + "/kvm", false).toBool();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool KEmuModule::start(const QString &machine)
         machineArgs << "-hda" << harddisk.toString();
     }
     machineArgs << "-vga" << video;
-    machineArgs << "-soundhw" << audio;
+    machineArgs << "-audiodev" << QString::fromLatin1("driver=%1,id=none").arg(audio);
     machineArgs << "-m" << QString::number(ram);
     machineArgs << "-smp" << QString::number(cpu);
     if (kvm) {
diff --git a/kemu/kemu.ui b/kemu/kemu.ui
index 4a8c1d29..323b367b 100644
--- a/kemu/kemu.ui
+++ b/kemu/kemu.ui
@@ -231,47 +231,42 @@
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="audioComboBox">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>sb16</string>
+           <string>alsa</string>
           </property>
          </item>
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>es1370</string>
+           <string>dbus</string>
           </property>
          </item>
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>ac97</string>
+           <string>jack</string>
           </property>
          </item>
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>adlib</string>
+           <string>oss</string>
           </property>
          </item>
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>gus</string>
+           <string>pa</string>
           </property>
          </item>
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>cs4231a</string>
+           <string>sdl</string>
           </property>
          </item>
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>hda</string>
+           <string>spice</string>
           </property>
          </item>
          <item>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>pcspk</string>
-          </property>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>all</string>
+           <string>none</string>
           </property>
          </item>
         </widget>
diff --git a/kemu/kemumainwindow.cpp b/kemu/kemumainwindow.cpp
index f7c30a5f..c75af302 100644
--- a/kemu/kemumainwindow.cpp
+++ b/kemu/kemumainwindow.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void KEmuMainWindow::machineLoad(const QString machine)
     const QString video = m_settings->value(machine + "/video", "virtio").toString();
     const int videoIndex = m_kemuui->videoComboBox->findText(video);
     m_kemuui->videoComboBox->setCurrentIndex(videoIndex);
-    const QString audio = m_settings->value(machine + "/audio", "ac97").toString();
+    const QString audio = m_settings->value(machine + "/audio", "alsa").toString();
     const int audioIndex = m_kemuui->audioComboBox->findText(audio);
     m_kemuui->audioComboBox->setCurrentIndex(audioIndex);
     m_kemuui->RAMInput->setValue(m_settings->value(machine + "/ram", 512).toInt());