diff --git a/sound/core/oss/linear.c b/sound/core/oss/linear.c
index 2045697f449d..797d838a2f9e 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/linear.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/linear.c
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t linear_transfer(struct snd_pcm_plugin *plugin,
 		}
 	}
 #endif
+	if (frames > dst_channels[0].frames)
+		frames = dst_channels[0].frames;
 	convert(plugin, src_channels, dst_channels, frames);
 	return frames;
 }
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/mulaw.c b/sound/core/oss/mulaw.c
index 7915564bd394..3788906421a7 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/mulaw.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/mulaw.c
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t mulaw_transfer(struct snd_pcm_plugin *plugin,
 		}
 	}
 #endif
+	if (frames > dst_channels[0].frames)
+		frames = dst_channels[0].frames;
 	data = (struct mulaw_priv *)plugin->extra_data;
 	data->func(plugin, src_channels, dst_channels, frames);
 	return frames;
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/route.c b/sound/core/oss/route.c
index c8171f5783c8..72dea04197ef 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/route.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/route.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t route_transfer(struct snd_pcm_plugin *plugin,
 		return -ENXIO;
 	if (frames == 0)
 		return 0;
+	if (frames > dst_channels[0].frames)
+		frames = dst_channels[0].frames;
 
 	nsrcs = plugin->src_format.channels;
 	ndsts = plugin->dst_format.channels;