diff -urN alsa-lib-1.0.9rc2/src/pcm/pcm_direct.c alsa-lib-1.0.9rc1/src/pcm/pcm_direct.c
--- alsa-lib-1.0.9rc2/src/pcm/pcm_direct.c	2005-03-15 12:39:51.000000000 +0100
+++ alsa-lib-1.0.9rc1/src/pcm/pcm_direct.c	2005-01-19 14:43:25.000000000 +0100
@@ -848,7 +840,7 @@
 				snd_pcm_info_get_card(info),
 				snd_pcm_info_get_device(info),
 				snd_pcm_info_get_subdevice(info) * 2 + capture);
-	ret = snd_timer_open(&dmix->timer, name, SND_TIMER_OPEN_NONBLOCK | SND_TIMER_OPEN_TREAD);
+	ret = snd_timer_open(&dmix->timer, name, SND_TIMER_OPEN_NONBLOCK);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		SNDERR("unable to open timer '%s'", name);
 		return ret;