diff --git a/sound/firewire/dice.c b/sound/firewire/dice.c
index cfa98a83acb2aa6ef717d4a047983fb8c2c4268d..57ceb13f281514fc3acb9dddbfcd313b56d7eb56 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/dice.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/dice.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int dice_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime,
 					   SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_TIME,
-					   5000, 8192000);
+					   5000, UINT_MAX);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_lock;