Index: src/mixer.c
--- src/mixer.c.orig
+++ src/mixer.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #endif /* __OpenBSD__ */
 #endif /* HAVE_LINUX_SOUNDCARD_H */
 
-#define MIXER_DEV "/dev/mixer"
+#define MIXER_DEV "/dev/null"
 
 static int mixer_fd;
 static const char *devs[] = SOUND_DEVICE_NAMES;