diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
index 633f6040d712..8bc12f12888d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
@@ -1838,10 +1838,10 @@ static int sof_ipc4_prepare_src_module(struct snd_sof_widget *swidget,
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(scomp);
 	struct sof_ipc4_src *src = swidget->private;
 	struct sof_ipc4_available_audio_format *available_fmt = &src->available_fmt;
+	struct sof_ipc4_audio_format *out_audio_fmt;
 	struct sof_ipc4_audio_format *in_fmt;
 	u32 out_ref_rate, out_ref_channels, out_ref_valid_bits;
-	struct snd_interval *rate;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, output_format_index;
 
 	ret = sof_ipc4_init_input_audio_fmt(sdev, swidget, &src->base_config,
 					    pipeline_params, available_fmt);
@@ -1853,22 +1853,23 @@ static int sof_ipc4_prepare_src_module(struct snd_sof_widget *swidget,
 	out_ref_channels = SOF_IPC4_AUDIO_FORMAT_CFG_CHANNELS_COUNT(in_fmt->fmt_cfg);
 	out_ref_valid_bits = SOF_IPC4_AUDIO_FORMAT_CFG_V_BIT_DEPTH(in_fmt->fmt_cfg);
 
-	ret = sof_ipc4_init_output_audio_fmt(sdev, &src->base_config, available_fmt,
-					     out_ref_rate, out_ref_channels, out_ref_valid_bits);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	output_format_index = sof_ipc4_init_output_audio_fmt(sdev, &src->base_config,
+							     available_fmt, out_ref_rate,
+							     out_ref_channels, out_ref_valid_bits);
+	if (output_format_index < 0) {
 		dev_err(sdev->dev, "Failed to initialize output format for %s",
 			swidget->widget->name);
+		return output_format_index;
 	}
 
 	/* update pipeline memory usage */
 	sof_ipc4_update_resource_usage(sdev, swidget, &src->base_config);
 
-	/* update pipeline_params for sink widgets */
-	rate = hw_param_interval(pipeline_params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE);
-	rate->min = src->sink_rate;
-	rate->max = rate->min;
+	out_audio_fmt = &available_fmt->output_pin_fmts[output_format_index].audio_fmt;
+	src->sink_rate = out_audio_fmt->sampling_frequency;
 
-	return 0;
+	/* update pipeline_params for sink widgets */
+	return sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(sdev, pipeline_params, out_audio_fmt);
 }
 
 static int