diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
index 8659cb1794f1..285441d6aeed 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ dmaengine_pcm_set_runtime_hwparams(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED;
 	hw.periods_min = 2;
 	hw.periods_max = UINT_MAX;
-	hw.period_bytes_min = 256;
+	hw.period_bytes_min = dma_data->maxburst * DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_8_BYTES;
+	if (!hw.period_bytes_min)
+		hw.period_bytes_min = 256;
 	hw.period_bytes_max = dma_get_max_seg_size(dma_dev);
 	hw.buffer_bytes_max = SIZE_MAX;
 	hw.fifo_size = dma_data->fifo_size;