diff --git a/features.in/sound/config.mk b/features.in/sound/config.mk
index 57619635..96f191c7 100644
--- a/features.in/sound/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/sound/config.mk
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ use/sound:
 	@$(call add_feature)
 	@$(call add,THE_KMODULES,alsa sound)
 	@$(call add,THE_LISTS,sound/base)
+	@$(call add,THE_LISTS,$$(THE_SOUND))
 
 # ALSA only sound (additional utils needed if using pulseaudio)
 use/sound/alsa: use/sound
-	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,apulse)
-	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,udev-alsa)
+	@$(call set,THE_SOUND,sound/alsa)
 
 # PulseAudio (useful for per-app levels, dynamic devices and networked sound)
 use/sound/pulse: use/sound
-	@$(call add,THE_LISTS,sound/pulseaudio)
+	@$(call set,THE_SOUND,sound/pulseaudio)
diff --git a/pkg.in/lists/sound/alsa b/pkg.in/lists/sound/alsa
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc3226f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg.in/lists/sound/alsa
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+apulse
+udev-alsa