diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/alsa.fc b/policy/modules/admin/alsa.fc
index 545a817e..30a0ac74 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/alsa.fc
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/alsa.fc
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@
 
 /usr/bin/ainit 		--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:alsa_exec_t,s0)
 
+ifdef(`distro_debian', `
+/usr/share/alsa/alsa\.conf	gen_context(system_u:object_r:alsa_etc_rw_t,s0)
+/usr/share/alsa/pcm(/.*)?	gen_context(system_u:object_r:alsa_etc_rw_t,s0)
+')
+
 /var/lib/alsa(/.*)?		gen_context(system_u:object_r:alsa_var_lib_t,s0)
diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/alsa.te b/policy/modules/admin/alsa.te
index 4250bbd2..f86dab9d 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/alsa.te
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/alsa.te
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-policy_module(alsa, 1.7.1)
+policy_module(alsa, 1.7.2)
 
 ########################################
 #