diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels-aarch64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels-aarch64.yaml
index f4e714fc2..3246c8d7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels-aarch64.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "PWD"
             ls -lh /project/alsa-lib/src/.libs
 
-          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/project/alsa-lib/include:$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH SHERPA_ONNX_ALSA_LIB_DIR=/project/alsa-lib/src/.libs LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/project/build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/sherpa_onnx/lib:$SHERPA_ONNX_ALSA_LIB_DIR SHERPA_ONNX_MAKE_ARGS="VERBOSE=1"
+          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/project/alsa-lib/include:$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH SHERPA_ONNX_ALSA_LIB_DIR=/project/alsa-lib/src/.libs LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/project/build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/sherpa_onnx/lib:$SHERPA_ONNX_ALSA_LIB_DIR SHERPA_ONNX_MAKE_ARGS="VERBOSE=1" SHERPA_ONNX_ENABLE_ALSA=1
           CIBW_BUILD: "${{ matrix.python-version}}-* "
           CIBW_SKIP: "cp27-* cp35-* cp36-* *-win32 pp* *-musllinux* *-manylinux_i686"
           CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels-linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels-linux.yaml
index 17c490e14..3e09c2e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels-linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels-linux.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "PWD"
             ls -lh /project/alsa-lib/src/.libs
 
-          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/project/alsa-lib/include:$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH SHERPA_ONNX_ALSA_LIB_DIR=/project/alsa-lib/src/.libs LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/project/build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/sherpa_onnx/lib:$SHERPA_ONNX_ALSA_LIB_DIR SHERPA_ONNX_MAKE_ARGS="VERBOSE=1"
+          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/project/alsa-lib/include:$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH SHERPA_ONNX_ALSA_LIB_DIR=/project/alsa-lib/src/.libs LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/project/build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/sherpa_onnx/lib:$SHERPA_ONNX_ALSA_LIB_DIR SHERPA_ONNX_MAKE_ARGS="VERBOSE=1" SHERPA_ONNX_ENABLE_ALSA=1
 
           CIBW_BUILD: "${{ matrix.python-version}}-* "
           CIBW_SKIP: "cp27-* cp35-* cp36-* *-win32 pp* *-musllinux* *-manylinux_i686"
diff --git a/cmake/cmake_extension.py b/cmake/cmake_extension.py
index 21e0f5686..c081cfe42 100644
--- a/cmake/cmake_extension.py
+++ b/cmake/cmake_extension.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ def is_x86():
     return platform.machine() in ["i386", "i686", "x86_64"]
 
 
+def enable_alsa():
+    build_alsa = os.environ.get("SHERPA_ONNX_ENABLE_ALSA", None)
+    return build_alsa and is_linux() and (is_arm64() or is_x86())
+
+
 try:
     from wheel.bdist_wheel import bdist_wheel as _bdist_wheel
 
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext: setuptools.extension.Extension):
         binaries += ["sherpa-onnx-offline-tts"]
         binaries += ["sherpa-onnx-offline-tts-play"]
 
-        if is_linux() and (is_arm64() or is_x86()):
+        if enable_alsa():
             binaries += ["sherpa-onnx-alsa"]
             binaries += ["sherpa-onnx-offline-tts-play-alsa"]
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2eaa59e26..3757c617d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@
     BuildExtension,
     bdist_wheel,
     cmake_extension,
+    enable_alsa,
     is_windows,
-    is_linux,
-    is_arm64,
-    is_x86,
 )
 
 
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ def get_binaries_to_install():
     binaries += ["sherpa-onnx-offline-tts"]
     binaries += ["sherpa-onnx-offline-tts-play"]
 
-    if is_linux() and (is_arm64() or is_x86()):
+    if enable_alsa():
         binaries += ["sherpa-onnx-alsa"]
         binaries += ["sherpa-onnx-offline-tts-play-alsa"]