diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index fa16ed6071..9d36dfc8c2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -856,14 +856,14 @@ MIDI functionality to the Linux-based operating system.")
 (define-public alsa-utils
   (package
     (name "alsa-utils")
-    (version "1.1.2")
+    (version "1.1.3")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/"
                                  name "-" version ".tar.bz2"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0wcha78c2sm8qqk5r3w83cvm8fp6fb1zpd35kmcm24kxhz007xks"))))
+               "0z0nnqp1707bm02dys2d16m88lsg5nd26bqaf14rl3za9sjifwhj"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; XXX: Disable man page creation until we have DocBook.
@@ -882,7 +882,8 @@ MIDI functionality to the Linux-based operating system.")
              ;; Don't try to mkdir /var/lib/alsa.
              (substitute* "Makefile"
                (("\\$\\(MKDIR_P\\) .*ASOUND_STATE_DIR.*")
-                "true\n")))))))
+                "true\n"))
+             #t)))))
     (inputs
      `(("libsamplerate" ,libsamplerate)
        ("ncurses" ,ncurses)