diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 815c1052c9..5275a3601e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1934,7 +1934,6 @@ HEADERS_LIST="
     opencv2_core_core_c_h
     OpenGL_gl3_h
     poll_h
-    soundcard_h
     stdatomic_h
     sys_param_h
     sys_resource_h
@@ -3097,8 +3096,8 @@ libcdio_indev_deps="libcdio"
 libdc1394_indev_deps="libdc1394"
 openal_indev_deps="openal"
 opengl_outdev_deps="opengl"
-oss_indev_deps_any="soundcard_h sys_soundcard_h"
-oss_outdev_deps_any="soundcard_h sys_soundcard_h"
+oss_indev_deps_any="sys_soundcard_h"
+oss_outdev_deps_any="sys_soundcard_h"
 pulse_indev_deps="libpulse"
 pulse_outdev_deps="libpulse"
 sdl2_outdev_deps="sdl2"
@@ -6184,7 +6183,6 @@ else
     audio_buf_info abc;
 EOF
 fi
-check_header soundcard.h
 
 enabled alsa && check_pkg_config alsa alsa "alsa/asoundlib.h" snd_pcm_htimestamp ||
     check_lib alsa alsa/asoundlib.h snd_pcm_htimestamp -lasound
diff --git a/libavdevice/oss.c b/libavdevice/oss.c
index d74112825b..d92cde3313 100644
--- a/libavdevice/oss.c
+++ b/libavdevice/oss.c
@@ -23,17 +23,12 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#if HAVE_SOUNDCARD_H
-#include <soundcard.h>
-#else
-#include <sys/soundcard.h>
-#endif
-
 #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/soundcard.h>
 
 #include "libavutil/log.h"
 
diff --git a/libavdevice/oss_dec.c b/libavdevice/oss_dec.c
index 9f748f2bc3..6fef96a450 100644
--- a/libavdevice/oss_dec.c
+++ b/libavdevice/oss_dec.c
@@ -23,17 +23,12 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#if HAVE_SOUNDCARD_H
-#include <soundcard.h>
-#else
-#include <sys/soundcard.h>
-#endif
-
 #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/soundcard.h>
 
 #include "libavutil/internal.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
diff --git a/libavdevice/oss_enc.c b/libavdevice/oss_enc.c
index 2268b4cfe4..e7a7b6d403 100644
--- a/libavdevice/oss_enc.c
+++ b/libavdevice/oss_enc.c
@@ -21,17 +21,12 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#if HAVE_SOUNDCARD_H
-#include <soundcard.h>
-#else
-#include <sys/soundcard.h>
-#endif
-
 #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/soundcard.h>
 
 #include "libavutil/internal.h"