diff --git a/package/flite/0003-fix-alsa-version-check.patch b/package/flite/0003-fix-alsa-version-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8832ac371c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/flite/0003-fix-alsa-version-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[PATCH] fix alsa version check
+
+Check the entire alsa version, and not just the subminor - As this broke
+with the recent alsa 1.0.x -> 1.1.0 release.
+
+It is not clear what major/minor versions the check was supposed to be
+against (0.9 or 1.0).  I went with 1.0.11 to be on the safe side.
+
+Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
+---
+ flite-1.4-release/configure.in |    2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: flite-1.4/flite-1.4-release/configure.in
+===================================================================
+--- flite-1.4.orig/flite-1.4-release/configure.in
++++ flite-1.4/flite-1.4-release/configure.in
+@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
+ # the one I know -- you can still specific --with-audio=alsa
+ AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <alsa/version.h>],
+                [int j=
+-                #if SND_LIB_SUBMINOR >= 11
++                #if SND_LIB_VERSION >= 0x1000b
+                 3;
+                 #endif],
+               [AUDIODRIVER="alsa"