diff --git a/alsaconf/alsaconf.in b/alsaconf/alsaconf.in
index daad8a9..197abbb 100644
--- a/alsaconf/alsaconf.in
+++ b/alsaconf/alsaconf.in
@@ -151,7 +151,15 @@ case `uname -r` in
   ;;
 esac
 
-if [ "$kernel" = "new" -a -f /etc/modprobe.conf ]; then
+# cfgfile = base config file to remove/update the sound setting
+# cfgout = new config file to write the sound setting (if different from $cfgfile)
+if [ "$kernel" = "new" ]; then
+  if [ -d /etc/modprobe.d ]; then
+    cfgout="/etc/modprobe.d/sound"
+  fi
+  if [ ! -r /etc/modprobe.conf ]; then
+    touch /etc/modprobe.conf
+  fi
   cfgfile="/etc/modprobe.conf"
 elif [ "$distribution" = "debian" ]; then
   cfgfile="/etc/alsa/modutils/0.9"
@@ -530,6 +538,20 @@ find_device_name () {
     fi
 }
 
+#
+# make a backup of old config
+backup_old_config () {
+    if cmp -s $1 $2; then
+	return
+    fi
+    if cp -f $1 $1.old; then
+	cp -f $2 $1
+    else
+	echo "ERROR! $1 could not be saved."
+	exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
 #
 # configure and try test sound
 #
@@ -538,10 +560,15 @@ ac_config_card () {
     CARD_DRIVER=snd-$1
     CARD_OPTS="${*:2}"
 
+    if [ -n "$cfgout" ]; then
+	addcfg="$cfgout"
+    else
+	addcfg="$cfgfile"
+    fi
     # Configuration done
     $DIALOG --yesno "
 Configuring $CARD_DRIVER
-Do you want to modify ${cfgfile}?" 8 50 || acex 0
+Do you want to modify ${addcfg}?" 8 50 || acex 0
     clear
 
     # Copy conf.modules and make changes.
@@ -563,8 +590,17 @@ Do you want to modify ${cfgfile}?" 8 50 || acex 0
     else
 	remove_ac_block < $cfgfile | remove_y2_block | uniq > $TMP
     fi
-    echo "$ACB
-# --- ALSACONF verion $version ---" >> $TMP
+
+    if [ -n "$cfgout" ]; then
+	rm -f "$cfgout"
+	touch "$cfgout"
+	addcfg="$cfgout"
+    else
+	addcfg="$TMP"
+	echo "$ACB
+# --- ALSACONF verion $version ---" >> $addcfg
+    fi
+
     if [ -z "$have_alias" -a "$kernel" = "new" ]; then
 	if grep -q char-major-116 /lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.alias; then
 	    have_alias="yes"
@@ -577,29 +613,27 @@ alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
 alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
 alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
 alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
-alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss" >> $TMP
+alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss" >> $addcfg
     fi
     if [ -n "$alsa_device_opts" ]; then
-	echo "options snd $alsa_device_opts" >> $TMP
+	echo "options snd $alsa_device_opts" >> $addcfg
     fi
 echo "alias snd-card-0 $CARD_DRIVER
-alias sound-slot-0 $CARD_DRIVER" >> $TMP
+alias sound-slot-0 $CARD_DRIVER" >> $addcfg
     if [ -n "$CARD_OPTS" ]; then
-	echo "options $CARD_DRIVER $CARD_OPTS" >> $TMP
+	echo "options $CARD_DRIVER $CARD_OPTS" >> $addcfg
+    fi
+    if [ -z "$cfgout" ]; then
+	echo "$ACE
+" >> $addcfg
     fi
-echo "$ACE
-" >> $TMP
 
-    if cp -f $cfgfile $cfgfile.old; then
-	:
+    if [ -n "$cfgout" ]; then
+	backup_old_config $cfgfile $TMP
     else
-	echo "ERROR! $cfgfile could not be saved."
-	echo "Configured ALSA is in /tmp/alsaconf.saved."
-	cp $TMP /tmp/alsaconf.saved
-	exit 1
+	backup_old_config $cfgfile $addcfg
     fi
 
-    cp -f $TMP $cfgfile
     /sbin/depmod -a 2>/dev/null
 
     # remove yast2 entries (- only for suse distro)