diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 467039b342b511c7c4fb95f0d7c316f7715d7c70..41abb8bd466af8aaaeef558a2b8a8ffd8d18058c 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -940,6 +940,28 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_change_params_locked(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	oss_frame_size = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(params_format(params)) *
 			 params_channels(params) / 8;
 
+	err = snd_pcm_oss_period_size(substream, params, sparams);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto failure;
+
+	n = snd_pcm_plug_slave_size(substream, runtime->oss.period_bytes / oss_frame_size);
+	err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE, n, NULL);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto failure;
+
+	err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS,
+				     runtime->oss.periods, NULL);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto failure;
+
+	snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(substream, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_DROP, NULL);
+
+	err = snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(substream, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS, sparams);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pcm_dbg(substream->pcm, "HW_PARAMS failed: %i\n", err);
+		goto failure;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS
 	snd_pcm_oss_plugin_clear(substream);
 	if (!direct) {
@@ -974,27 +996,6 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_change_params_locked(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	err = snd_pcm_oss_period_size(substream, params, sparams);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto failure;
-
-	n = snd_pcm_plug_slave_size(substream, runtime->oss.period_bytes / oss_frame_size);
-	err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE, n, NULL);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto failure;
-
-	err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS,
-				     runtime->oss.periods, NULL);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto failure;
-
-	snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(substream, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_DROP, NULL);
-
-	if ((err = snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(substream, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS, sparams)) < 0) {
-		pcm_dbg(substream->pcm, "HW_PARAMS failed: %i\n", err);
-		goto failure;
-	}
-
 	if (runtime->oss.trigger) {
 		sw_params->start_threshold = 1;
 	} else {