diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index cb4a5beb99..1bc2be3fb3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 General | RPi 3 onboard Bluetooth is now functional: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/693
 General | Odroid C2: Resolved an issue with deb-multimedia repo failing GPG key: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/677
 General | Resolved an issue where access to /mnt/usb_1 would hang the program/command, when no USB drive was attached: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/684
+General | Resolved an issue where alsamixer was unable to load sound card device: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/705
 DietPi-Automation | Resolved an issue with automated 1st run installation would hang on Odroid C2, during patch stage: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/689
 Sparky SBC | Resolved an issue with touch screen module causing dmesg errors associated with it. This module is now disabled: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/699#issuecomment-271362441
 
diff --git a/dietpi/func/dietpi-set_hardware b/dietpi/func/dietpi-set_hardware
index a5f60b5832..80546c5c3d 100644
--- a/dietpi/func/dietpi-set_hardware
+++ b/dietpi/func/dietpi-set_hardware
@@ -1590,10 +1590,9 @@ pcm.!default {
     slave.channels 2
 }
 
-ctrl.!default {
+ctl.!default {
     type hw
     card $SOUNDCARD_TARGET_CARD
-    device $SOUNDCARD_TARGET_DEVICE
 }
 _EOF_
 
@@ -1611,10 +1610,9 @@ pcm.!default {
     card $SOUNDCARD_TARGET_CARD
     device $SOUNDCARD_TARGET_DEVICE
 }
-ctrl.!default {
+ctl.!default {
     type hw
     card $SOUNDCARD_TARGET_CARD
-    device $SOUNDCARD_TARGET_DEVICE
 }
 _EOF_
 
diff --git a/dietpi/patch_file b/dietpi/patch_file
index 22be29aae1..1f0db8c864 100644
--- a/dietpi/patch_file
+++ b/dietpi/patch_file
@@ -2168,6 +2168,9 @@ _EOF_
 blacklist ctp_gsl3680
 _EOF_
 		#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+		#Alsamixer fix, reapply current soundcard with updated asound.conf: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/705
+		/DietPi/dietpi/func/dietpi-set_hardware soundcard $(cat /DietPi/dietpi.txt | grep -m1 'soundcard=' | sed 's/.*=//')
+		#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	fi