diff --git a/sound/pci/cmipci.c b/sound/pci/cmipci.c
index b4f74ae9c0b655ccd5a76a4e66ff39d46c59d20c..7cf4fc193419789f81b9a88f09e08da8b1fa98e3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/cmipci.c
+++ b/sound/pci/cmipci.c
@@ -604,6 +604,9 @@ static unsigned int rates[] = { 5512, 11025, 22050, 44100, 8000, 16000, 32000, 4
 static unsigned int snd_cmipci_rate_freq(unsigned int rate)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (rate > 48000)
+		rate /= 2;
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rates); i++) {
 		if (rates[i] == rate)
 			return i;