diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
index 31fdf7cbc..8e335a89d 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,7 @@ static int get_status(struct state *state, uint64_t current_time,
 		*delay = avail;
 		*target = SPA_MAX(*target, state->read_size);
 	}
+	*target = SPA_MIN(*target, state->buffer_frames);
 	return 0;
 }