diff --git a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/i2sbus-pcm.c b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/i2sbus-pcm.c
index c6b42f9..a4b0e1a 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/i2sbus-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/i2sbus-pcm.c
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@
 	hw->period_bytes_max = 16384;
 	hw->periods_min = 3;
 	hw->periods_max = MAX_DBDMA_COMMANDS;
+	err = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(pi->substream->runtime,
+					    SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		result = err;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 	list_for_each_entry(cii, &sdev->codec_list, list) {
 		if (cii->codec->open) {
 			err = cii->codec->open(cii, pi->substream);