diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 6dda1356d5..2e7d83376b 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ vars.AddVariables(
     BoolVariable('bundle', 'Set to create bundle', False),
     BoolVariable('lint', 'Set for lint build (extra warnings)', False),
     BoolVariable('nowx', 'Set For Building with no WX libs (WIP)', False),
-    BoolVariable('noal', 'Build without OpenAL', False),
+    BoolVariable('openal', 'Build with OpenAL', False),
     BoolVariable('noao', 'Build without AO', False),
     BoolVariable('wxgl', 'Set For Building with WX GL libs (WIP)', False),
     BoolVariable('jittest', 'temp don\'t use (WIP)', False),
@@ -246,27 +246,25 @@ env['HAVE_SDL'] = conf.CheckSDL('1.0.0')
 env['HAVE_BLUEZ'] = conf.CheckPKG('bluez')
 
 # needed for sound
-if env['noao']:
-    env['HAVE_AO'] = 0
-else:
+env['HAVE_AO'] = 0
+if not env['noao']:
     env['HAVE_AO'] = conf.CheckPKG('ao')
-if env['noal']:
-    env['HAVE_OPENAL'] = 0
-else:
+
+env['HAVE_OPENAL'] = 0
+if env['openal']:
     env['HAVE_OPENAL'] = conf.CheckPKG('openal')
+
 env['HAVE_ALSA'] = conf.CheckPKG('alsa')
 
 # OpenCL
+env['HAVE_OPENCL'] = 0
 if env['opencl']:   
-    env['HAVE_OPENCL'] = 1
-else:
-    env['HAVE_OPENCL'] = 0
+    env['HAVE_OPENCL'] = conf.CheckPKG('OpenCL')
 
+env['HAVE_PORTAUDIO'] =  0
 if sys.platform != 'darwin':
 # needed for mic
     env['HAVE_PORTAUDIO'] =  conf.CheckPortaudio(1890)
-else:
-    env['HAVE_PORTAUDIO'] =  0
 
 # sfml
 env['HAVE_SFML'] = 0
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
index bce356d7bf..a186c5cbaf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ void AudioCommonConfig::Load(IniFile &file) {
 	file.Get("Config", "EnableThrottle", &m_EnableThrottle, true);
 	file.Get("Config", "Volume", &m_Volume, 75);
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, "DSound");
+	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, BACKEND_DIRECTSOUND);
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 	std::string temp;
-	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &temp, "CoreAudio");
+	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &temp, BACKEND_COREAUDIO);
 	strncpy(sBackend, temp.c_str(), 128);
-#else
-	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, "AOSound");
+#else // linux
+	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, BACKEND_ALSA);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/SConscript b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/SConscript
index a206f5b39b..4adfaaf973 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/SConscript
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/SConscript
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if acenv['HAVE_AO']:
 
 if acenv['HAVE_ALSA']:
     files += [ 'AlsaSoundStream.cpp' ]
+
 if sys.platform == 'darwin':
     files += [ 'CoreAudioSoundStream.cpp' ]
     acenv['FRAMEWORKS'] = [ 'CoreAudio' ]