diff --git a/client/Makefile b/client/Makefile
index 8e6a59f1..bc121a91 100644
--- a/client/Makefile
+++ b/client/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 0.01
 CC      = /usr/bin/g++
 CFLAGS  = -std=gnu++0x -Wall -Wno-unused-function -O3 -D_REENTRANT -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -I..
-LDFLAGS = -lrt -lpthread -lportaudio -lboost_system -lboost_program_options -lasound
+LDFLAGS = -lrt -lpthread -lboost_system -lboost_program_options -lasound
 
 OBJ = snapClient.o stream.o player.o receiver.o ../common/chunk.o ../common/log.o ../common/sampleFormat.o
 BIN = snapclient
diff --git a/client/player.cpp b/client/player.cpp
index 17c2d638..30eb4fa5 100644
--- a/client/player.cpp
+++ b/client/player.cpp
@@ -102,10 +102,8 @@ void Player::start()
 	snd_pcm_sw_params_current(pcm_handle, swparams);
 	
 	snd_pcm_sw_params_set_avail_min(pcm_handle, swparams, frames);
- 
-    /* round up to closest transfer boundary */
-    snd_pcm_sw_params_set_start_threshold(pcm_handle, swparams, frames);
-	snd_pcm_sw_params_set_stop_threshold(pcm_handle, swparams, frames);
+        snd_pcm_sw_params_set_start_threshold(pcm_handle, swparams, frames);
+//	snd_pcm_sw_params_set_stop_threshold(pcm_handle, swparams, frames);
 	snd_pcm_sw_params(pcm_handle, swparams);