diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index fce95b1dcc02..77727a69c3c4 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -884,8 +884,15 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_change_params_locked(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto failure;
 	}
-	choose_rate(substream, sparams, runtime->oss.rate);
-	snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS, runtime->oss.channels, NULL);
+
+	err = choose_rate(substream, sparams, runtime->oss.rate);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto failure;
+	err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams,
+				    SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS,
+				    runtime->oss.channels, NULL);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto failure;
 
 	format = snd_pcm_oss_format_from(runtime->oss.format);