diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
index e31c10e10215f5a8cd0dea36d9b5c95b2819177c..af2e59e5edf2843c98d5d884c491db12ee740acb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
@@ -4940,7 +4940,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_hdsp_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	}
 
 	hdsp->irq = pci->irq;
-	hdsp->precise_ptr = 1;
+	hdsp->precise_ptr = 0;
 	hdsp->use_midi_tasklet = 1;
 
 	if ((err = snd_hdsp_initialize_memory(hdsp)) < 0)