diff --git a/sound/sparc/cs4231.c b/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
index 78c412ae2234..f5956d557f70 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_cs4231_playback =
 	.channels_min		= 1,
 	.channels_max		= 2,
 	.buffer_bytes_max	= (32*1024),
-	.period_bytes_min	= 256,
+	.period_bytes_min	= 64,
 	.period_bytes_max	= (32*1024),
 	.periods_min		= 1,
 	.periods_max		= 1024,
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_cs4231_capture =
 	.channels_min		= 1,
 	.channels_max		= 2,
 	.buffer_bytes_max	= (32*1024),
-	.period_bytes_min	= 256,
+	.period_bytes_min	= 64,
 	.period_bytes_max	= (32*1024),
 	.periods_min		= 1,
 	.periods_max		= 1024,