diff --git a/alsamixer/card_select.c b/alsamixer/card_select.c
index a58c037..f2ec01f 100644
--- a/alsamixer/card_select.c
+++ b/alsamixer/card_select.c
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ static int get_cards(void)
 			fatal_alsa_error(_("cannot enumerate sound cards"), err);
 		if (number < 0)
 			break;
+#if defined(SND_LIB_VER) && SND_LIB_VER(1, 2, 5) <= SND_LIB_VERSION
+		sprintf(buf, "sysdefault:%d", number);
+#else
 		sprintf(buf, "hw:%d", number);
+#endif
 		err = snd_ctl_open(&ctl, buf, 0);
 		if (err < 0)
 			continue;
diff --git a/alsamixer/cli.c b/alsamixer/cli.c
index 23d34ad..f153f28 100644
--- a/alsamixer/cli.c
+++ b/alsamixer/cli.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 	};
 	int option;
 	int card_index;
-	static char name_buf[16];
+	static char name_buf[24];
 
 	while ((option = getopt_long(argc, argv, short_options,
 				     long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ static void parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 				fprintf(stderr, _("invalid card index: %s\n"), optarg);
 				goto fail;
 			}
+#if defined(SND_LIB_VER) && SND_LIB_VER(1, 2, 5) <= SND_LIB_VERSION
+			sprintf(name_buf, "sysdefault:%d", card_index);
+#else
 			sprintf(name_buf, "hw:%d", card_index);
+#endif
 			selem_regopt.device = name_buf;
 			break;
 		case 'D':
diff --git a/amixer/amixer.c b/amixer/amixer.c
index 3f07842..8424e7b 100644
--- a/amixer/amixer.c
+++ b/amixer/amixer.c
@@ -1806,7 +1806,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				int i;
 				i = snd_card_get_index(optarg);
 				if (i >= 0 && i < 32)
+#if defined(SND_LIB_VER) && SND_LIB_VER(1, 2, 5) <= SND_LIB_VERSION
+					sprintf(card, "sysdefault:%i", i);
+#else
 					sprintf(card, "hw:%i", i);
+#endif
 				else {
 					fprintf(stderr, "Invalid card number.\n");
 					morehelp++;