diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_plugin.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_plugin.c
index 8539047145de..da400da1fafe 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_plugin.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_plugin.c
@@ -211,21 +211,23 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t plug_client_size(struct snd_pcm_substream *plug,
 	if (stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		plugin = snd_pcm_plug_last(plug);
 		while (plugin && drv_frames > 0) {
-			if (check_size && drv_frames > plugin->buf_frames)
-				drv_frames = plugin->buf_frames;
 			plugin_prev = plugin->prev;
 			if (plugin->src_frames)
 				drv_frames = plugin->src_frames(plugin, drv_frames);
+			if (check_size && plugin->buf_frames &&
+			    drv_frames > plugin->buf_frames)
+				drv_frames = plugin->buf_frames;
 			plugin = plugin_prev;
 		}
 	} else if (stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) {
 		plugin = snd_pcm_plug_first(plug);
 		while (plugin && drv_frames > 0) {
 			plugin_next = plugin->next;
+			if (check_size && plugin->buf_frames &&
+			    drv_frames > plugin->buf_frames)
+				drv_frames = plugin->buf_frames;
 			if (plugin->dst_frames)
 				drv_frames = plugin->dst_frames(plugin, drv_frames);
-			if (check_size && drv_frames > plugin->buf_frames)
-				drv_frames = plugin->buf_frames;
 			plugin = plugin_next;
 		}
 	} else
@@ -251,26 +253,28 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t plug_slave_size(struct snd_pcm_substream *plug,
 		plugin = snd_pcm_plug_first(plug);
 		while (plugin && frames > 0) {
 			plugin_next = plugin->next;
+			if (check_size && plugin->buf_frames &&
+			    frames > plugin->buf_frames)
+				frames = plugin->buf_frames;
 			if (plugin->dst_frames) {
 				frames = plugin->dst_frames(plugin, frames);
 				if (frames < 0)
 					return frames;
 			}
-			if (check_size && frames > plugin->buf_frames)
-				frames = plugin->buf_frames;
 			plugin = plugin_next;
 		}
 	} else if (stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) {
 		plugin = snd_pcm_plug_last(plug);
 		while (plugin) {
-			if (check_size && frames > plugin->buf_frames)
-				frames = plugin->buf_frames;
 			plugin_prev = plugin->prev;
 			if (plugin->src_frames) {
 				frames = plugin->src_frames(plugin, frames);
 				if (frames < 0)
 					return frames;
 			}
+			if (check_size && plugin->buf_frames &&
+			    frames > plugin->buf_frames)
+				frames = plugin->buf_frames;
 			plugin = plugin_prev;
 		}
 	} else