diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm.c b/src/pcm/pcm.c
index 18b43b3..2f35ab2 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm.c
@@ -7453,18 +7453,8 @@ int snd_pcm_set_params(snd_pcm_t *pcm,
                 	SNDERR("Unable to set buffer size %lu %s: %s", buffer_size, s, snd_strerror(err));
                 	return err;
         	}
-        	err = INTERNAL(snd_pcm_hw_params_get_buffer_size)(params, &buffer_size);
-        	if (err < 0) {
-        		SNDERR("Unable to get buffer size for %s: %s", s, snd_strerror(err));
-        		return err;
-        	}
 	} else {
 	        /* standard configuration buffer_time -> periods */
-        	err = INTERNAL(snd_pcm_hw_params_get_buffer_size)(params, &buffer_size);
-        	if (err < 0) {
-        		SNDERR("Unable to get buffer size for %s: %s", s, snd_strerror(err));
-        		return err;
-        	}
         	err = INTERNAL(snd_pcm_hw_params_get_buffer_time)(params, &latency, NULL);
         	if (err < 0) {
         		SNDERR("Unable to get buffer time (latency) for %s: %s", s, snd_strerror(err));
@@ -7477,11 +7467,6 @@ int snd_pcm_set_params(snd_pcm_t *pcm,
         		SNDERR("Unable to set period time %i for %s: %s", period_time, s, snd_strerror(err));
         		return err;
         	}
-                err = INTERNAL(snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_size)(params, &period_size, NULL);
-                if (err < 0) {
-                	SNDERR("Unable to get period size for %s: %s", s, snd_strerror(err));
-                	return err;
-        	}
         }
 	/* write the parameters to device */
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_params(pcm, params);
@@ -7490,6 +7475,19 @@ int snd_pcm_set_params(snd_pcm_t *pcm,
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	/* Get final buffer and period sizes after hw params have been set */
+	err = INTERNAL(snd_pcm_hw_params_get_buffer_size)(params, &buffer_size);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		SNDERR("Unable to get buffer size for %s: %s", s, snd_strerror(err));
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	err = INTERNAL(snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_size)(params, &period_size, NULL);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		SNDERR("Unable to get period size for %s: %s", s, snd_strerror(err));
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	/* get the current swparams */
 	err = snd_pcm_sw_params_current(pcm, swparams);
 	if (err < 0) {