diff --git a/sound/pci/cs5535audio/cs5535audio_pcm.c b/sound/pci/cs5535audio/cs5535audio_pcm.c
index e083122ca55af550f6d4b72e6d5cea5c8c2e1a05..dbf94b189e7576b6e8a3194c5612b0397e6060ee 100644
--- a/sound/pci/cs5535audio/cs5535audio_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/pci/cs5535audio/cs5535audio_pcm.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int cs5535audio_build_dma_packets(struct cs5535audio *cs5535au,
 		struct cs5535audio_dma_desc *desc =
 			&((struct cs5535audio_dma_desc *) dma->desc_buf.area)[i];
 		desc->addr = cpu_to_le32(addr);
-		desc->size = cpu_to_le32(period_bytes);
+		desc->size = cpu_to_le16(period_bytes);
 		desc->ctlreserved = cpu_to_le16(PRD_EOP);
 		desc_addr += sizeof(struct cs5535audio_dma_desc);
 		addr += period_bytes;