diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 6566c8831a96..551bfc581fc1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ static void dpcm_init_runtime_hw(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime,
 				 struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *stream)
 {
 	runtime->hw.rate_min = stream->rate_min;
-	runtime->hw.rate_max = stream->rate_max;
+	runtime->hw.rate_max = min_not_zero(stream->rate_max, UINT_MAX);
 	runtime->hw.channels_min = stream->channels_min;
 	runtime->hw.channels_max = stream->channels_max;
 	if (runtime->hw.formats)