diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 13afb60999b9..b3aaa600dcc2 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 #include <sound/initval.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SND_HPET) || defined(CONFIG_SND_HPET_MODULE)
-#define DEFAULT_TIMER_LIMIT 3
+#if defined(CONFIG_SND_HRTIMER) || defined(CONFIG_SND_HRTIMER_MODULE)
+#define DEFAULT_TIMER_LIMIT 4
 #elif defined(CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER) || defined(CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER_MODULE)
 #define DEFAULT_TIMER_LIMIT 2
 #else