diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 1a805020f57a5f3f93293a925ae613a13510f8a9..6c8fdcaf9f4f26a5758a829a0fb23abcc612ea50 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_change_params(snd_pcm_substream_t *substream)
 	sw_params->tstamp_mode = SNDRV_PCM_TSTAMP_NONE;
 	sw_params->period_step = 1;
 	sw_params->sleep_min = 0;
-	sw_params->avail_min = 1;
+	sw_params->avail_min = substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK ?
+		1 : runtime->period_size;
 	sw_params->xfer_align = 1;
 	if (atomic_read(&runtime->mmap_count) ||
 	    (substream->oss.setup && substream->oss.setup->nosilence)) {