diff --git a/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-device.c b/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-device.c
index 5736669..336a93d 100644
--- a/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-device.c
+++ b/sound/usb/caiaq/caiaq-device.c
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@
 		
 	if (dev->audio_parm_answer != 1) 
 		debug("unable to set the device's audio params\n");
+	else
+		dev->bpp = bpp;
 
 	return dev->audio_parm_answer == 1 ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 }