diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index 7b660dd0c4..d5891e1928 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,8 @@ static size_t audio_pcm_hw_run_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, size_t live)
     size_t clipped = 0;
 
     while (live) {
-        size_t size, decr, proc;
+        size_t size = live * hw->info.bytes_per_frame;
+        size_t decr, proc;
         void *buf = hw->pcm_ops->get_buffer_out(hw, &size);
 
         if (size == 0) {
diff --git a/audio/spiceaudio.c b/audio/spiceaudio.c
index c8d81ba442..c062742622 100644
--- a/audio/spiceaudio.c
+++ b/audio/spiceaudio.c
@@ -130,13 +130,11 @@ static void *line_out_get_buffer(HWVoiceOut *hw, size_t *size)
     }
 
     if (out->frame) {
-        *size = audio_rate_get_bytes(
-            &hw->info, &out->rate,
-            (out->fsize - out->fpos) * hw->info.bytes_per_frame);
-    } else {
-        audio_rate_start(&out->rate);
-        *size = LINE_OUT_SAMPLES << 2;
+        *size = MIN((out->fsize - out->fpos) << 2, *size);
     }
+
+    *size = audio_rate_get_bytes(&hw->info, &out->rate, *size);
+
     return out->frame + out->fpos;
 }