diff --git a/alsactl/alsactl.c b/alsactl/alsactl.c
index cc984e9..c800087 100644
--- a/alsactl/alsactl.c
+++ b/alsactl/alsactl.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	snd_lib_error_set_handler(error_handler);
 
 	if (!strcmp(cmd, "init")) {
-		res = init(initfile, initflags, cardname);
+		res = init(initfile, initflags | FLAG_UCM_FBOOT | FLAG_UCM_BOOT, cardname);
 		snd_config_update_free_global();
 	} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "store")) {
 		res = save_state(cfgfile, cardname);
diff --git a/alsactl/alsactl.h b/alsactl/alsactl.h
index 119e3b4..0e24d60 100644
--- a/alsactl/alsactl.h
+++ b/alsactl/alsactl.h
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ void error_handler(const char *file, int line, const char *function, int err, co
 #endif	
 
 #define FLAG_UCM_DISABLED	(1<<0)
-#define FLAG_UCM_DEFAULTS	(1<<1)
+#define FLAG_UCM_FBOOT		(1<<1)
+#define FLAG_UCM_BOOT		(1<<2)
+#define FLAG_UCM_DEFAULTS	(1<<3)
 
 int load_configuration(const char *file, snd_config_t **top, int *open_failed);
 int init(const char *file, int flags, const char *cardname);
diff --git a/alsactl/init_parse.c b/alsactl/init_parse.c
index e7b352c..4034b4d 100644
--- a/alsactl/init_parse.c
+++ b/alsactl/init_parse.c
@@ -1765,11 +1765,9 @@ int init(const char *filename, int flags, const char *cardname)
 				break;
 			}
 			first = 0;
-			if (!(flags & FLAG_UCM_DISABLED)) {
-				err = init_ucm(flags, card);
-				if (err == 0)
-					continue;
-			}
+			err = init_ucm(flags, card);
+			if (err == 0)
+				continue;
 			err = init_space(&space, card);
 			if (err == 0) {
 				space->rootdir = new_root_dir(filename);
@@ -1792,11 +1790,9 @@ int init(const char *filename, int flags, const char *cardname)
 			error("Cannot find soundcard '%s'...", cardname);
 			goto error;
 		}
-		if (!(flags & FLAG_UCM_DISABLED)) {
-			err = init_ucm(flags, card);
-			if (err == 0)
-				return 0;
-		}
+		err = init_ucm(flags, card);
+		if (err == 0)
+			return 0;
 		memset(&space, 0, sizeof(space));
 		err = init_space(&space, card);
 		if (err == 0) {
diff --git a/alsactl/init_ucm.c b/alsactl/init_ucm.c
index 6468c9d..9ac8db0 100644
--- a/alsactl/init_ucm.c
+++ b/alsactl/init_ucm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 #include <alsa/use-case.h>
 
 /*
- * Keep it as simple as possible. Execute commands from the SectionOnce only.
+ * Keep it as simple as possible. Execute commands from the
+ * FixedBootSequence and BootSequence only.
  */
 int init_ucm(int flags, int cardno)
 {
@@ -36,18 +37,25 @@ int init_ucm(int flags, int cardno)
 	char id[32];
 	int err;
 
+	if (flags & FLAG_UCM_DISABLED)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	snprintf(id, sizeof(id), "hw:%d", cardno);
 	err = snd_use_case_mgr_open(&uc_mgr, id);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	err = snd_use_case_set(uc_mgr, "_boot", NULL);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto _error;
-	if ((flags & FLAG_UCM_DEFAULTS) != 0) {
-		err = snd_use_case_set(uc_mgr, "_defaults", NULL);
+	if (flags & FLAG_UCM_FBOOT) {
+		err = snd_use_case_set(uc_mgr, "_fboot", NULL);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto _error;
 	}
+	if (flags & FLAG_UCM_BOOT) {
+		err = snd_use_case_set(uc_mgr, "_boot", NULL);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto _error;
+		if ((flags & FLAG_UCM_DEFAULTS) != 0)
+			err = snd_use_case_set(uc_mgr, "_defaults", NULL);
+	}
 _error:
 	snd_use_case_mgr_close(uc_mgr);
 	return err;
@@ -57,7 +65,7 @@ _error:
 
 int init_ucm(int flags, int cardno)
 {
-	return 0;
+	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/alsactl/state.c b/alsactl/state.c
index 71e5465..e39e878 100644
--- a/alsactl/state.c
+++ b/alsactl/state.c
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ single:
 			if (!do_init)
 				break;
 			sprintf(cardname1, "%i", card);
-			err = init(initfile, initflags, cardname1);
+			err = init(initfile, initflags | FLAG_UCM_FBOOT | FLAG_UCM_BOOT, cardname1);
 			if (err < 0) {
 				finalerr = err;
 				initfailed(card, "init", err);
@@ -1718,10 +1718,12 @@ single:
 				break;
 			}
 			first = 0;
+			/* error is ignored */
+			init_ucm(initflags | FLAG_UCM_FBOOT, card);
 			/* do a check if controls matches state file */
  			if (do_init && set_controls(card, config, 0)) {
 				sprintf(cardname1, "%i", card);
-				err = init(initfile, initflags, cardname1);
+				err = init(initfile, initflags | FLAG_UCM_BOOT, cardname1);
 				if (err < 0) {
 					initfailed(card, "init", err);
 					finalerr = err;
@@ -1742,9 +1744,11 @@ single:
 			err = -ENODEV;
 			goto out;
 		}
+		/* error is ignored */
+		init_ucm(initflags | FLAG_UCM_FBOOT, cardno);
 		/* do a check if controls matches state file */
 		if (do_init && set_controls(cardno, config, 0)) {
-			err = init(initfile, initflags, cardname);
+			err = init(initfile, initflags | FLAG_UCM_BOOT, cardname);
 			if (err < 0) {
 				initfailed(cardno, "init", err);
 				finalerr = err;