diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index dd76cdede64d..83c6fa6aac43 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_runtime {
 	struct snd_pcm_mmap_control *control;
 
 	/* -- locking / scheduling -- */
-	unsigned int twake: 1;		/* do transfer (!poll) wakeup */
+	snd_pcm_uframes_t twake; 	/* do transfer (!poll) wakeup if non-zero */
 	wait_queue_head_t sleep;	/* poll sleep */
 	wait_queue_head_t tsleep;	/* transfer sleep */
 	struct fasync_struct *fasync;
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index e9d98be190c5..bcf95d3ff5c7 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -287,8 +287,11 @@ int snd_pcm_update_state(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			return -EPIPE;
 		}
 	}
-	if (avail >= runtime->control->avail_min)
-		wake_up(runtime->twake ? &runtime->tsleep : &runtime->sleep);
+	if (runtime->twake) {
+		if (avail >= runtime->twake)
+			wake_up(&runtime->tsleep);
+	} else if (avail >= runtime->control->avail_min)
+		wake_up(&runtime->sleep);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1707,7 +1710,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_period_elapsed);
  * The available space is stored on availp.  When err = 0 and avail = 0
  * on the capture stream, it indicates the stream is in DRAINING state.
  */
-static int wait_for_avail_min(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+static int wait_for_avail(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			      snd_pcm_uframes_t *availp)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
@@ -1757,7 +1760,7 @@ static int wait_for_avail_min(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			avail = snd_pcm_playback_avail(runtime);
 		else
 			avail = snd_pcm_capture_avail(runtime);
-		if (avail >= runtime->control->avail_min)
+		if (avail >= runtime->twake)
 			break;
 	}
  _endloop:
@@ -1820,7 +1823,7 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_lib_write1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		goto _end_unlock;
 	}
 
-	runtime->twake = 1;
+	runtime->twake = runtime->control->avail_min ? : 1;
 	while (size > 0) {
 		snd_pcm_uframes_t frames, appl_ptr, appl_ofs;
 		snd_pcm_uframes_t avail;
@@ -1833,7 +1836,9 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_lib_write1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				err = -EAGAIN;
 				goto _end_unlock;
 			}
-			err = wait_for_avail_min(substream, &avail);
+			runtime->twake = min_t(snd_pcm_uframes_t, size,
+					runtime->control->avail_min ? : 1);
+			err = wait_for_avail(substream, &avail);
 			if (err < 0)
 				goto _end_unlock;
 		}
@@ -2042,7 +2047,7 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_lib_read1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		goto _end_unlock;
 	}
 
-	runtime->twake = 1;
+	runtime->twake = runtime->control->avail_min ? : 1;
 	while (size > 0) {
 		snd_pcm_uframes_t frames, appl_ptr, appl_ofs;
 		snd_pcm_uframes_t avail;
@@ -2060,7 +2065,9 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_lib_read1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				err = -EAGAIN;
 				goto _end_unlock;
 			}
-			err = wait_for_avail_min(substream, &avail);
+			runtime->twake = min_t(snd_pcm_uframes_t, size,
+					runtime->control->avail_min ? : 1);
+			err = wait_for_avail(substream, &avail);
 			if (err < 0)
 				goto _end_unlock;
 			if (!avail)