diff --git a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
index 57b992a5c057..700f15ea16d4 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_ca0106_capture_hw = {
 	.rate_max =		192000,
 	.channels_min =		2,
 	.channels_max =		2,
-	.buffer_bytes_max =	((65536 - 64) * 8),
+	.buffer_bytes_max =	65536 - 128,
 	.period_bytes_min =	64,
-	.period_bytes_max =	(65536 - 64),
+	.period_bytes_max =	32768 - 64,
 	.periods_min =		2,
 	.periods_max =		2,
 	.fifo_size =		0,