diff --git a/libjack/port.c b/libjack/port.c
--- a/libjack/port.c
+++ b/libjack/port.c
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ jack_port_name_equals (jack_port_shared_
 {
 	return (strcmp (port->name, target) == 0 || 
 		strcmp (port->alias1, target) == 0 || 
-		strcmp (port->alias2, target) == 0);
+		strcmp (port->alias2, target) == 0 ||
+		/* fix 0.109.0 break and provide backward and forward compatibility */
+		(strncmp (port->alias1, "ALSA:", 5) == 0 && strncmp(target, "alsa_pcm:", 9) == 0) ||
+		(strncmp (port->alias1, "alsa_pcm:", 9) == 0 && strncmp(target, "ALSA:", 5) == 0));
 }
 		
 jack_port_functions_t *