diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 22aff180dd1f214a11b73264fe01c3957e582ac1..e9d98be190c58db786c53ea8adc9770bd808d5ec 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ static int snd_pcm_update_hw_ptr0(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		new_hw_ptr = hw_base + pos;
 	}
       __delta:
-	delta = (new_hw_ptr - old_hw_ptr) % runtime->boundary;
+	delta = new_hw_ptr - old_hw_ptr;
+	if (delta < 0)
+		delta += runtime->boundary;
 	if (xrun_debug(substream, in_interrupt ?
 			XRUN_DEBUG_PERIODUPDATE : XRUN_DEBUG_HWPTRUPDATE)) {
 		char name[16];