diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 9acc77eae4872a5c3f1726e05737a381576a5151..6fd5e1ce54622d2970d6da9383b703f3da33ec93 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -1113,16 +1113,16 @@ int snd_interval_list(struct snd_interval *i, unsigned int count,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_interval_list);
 
-static int snd_interval_step(struct snd_interval *i, unsigned int min, unsigned int step)
+static int snd_interval_step(struct snd_interval *i, unsigned int step)
 {
 	unsigned int n;
 	int changed = 0;
-	n = (i->min - min) % step;
+	n = i->min % step;
 	if (n != 0 || i->openmin) {
 		i->min += step - n;
 		changed = 1;
 	}
-	n = (i->max - min) % step;
+	n = i->max % step;
 	if (n != 0 || i->openmax) {
 		i->max -= n;
 		changed = 1;
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_rule_step(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 				struct snd_pcm_hw_rule *rule)
 {
 	unsigned long step = (unsigned long) rule->private;
-	return snd_interval_step(hw_param_interval(params, rule->var), 0, step);
+	return snd_interval_step(hw_param_interval(params, rule->var), step);
 }
 
 /**