diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
index f23c72cdff48..7d17d586ed9d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ int hda_dsp_pcm_open(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 	snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(substream->runtime,
 				      SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
 
+	/* Limit the maximum number of periods to not exceed the BDL entries count */
+	if (runtime->hw.periods_max > HDA_DSP_MAX_BDL_ENTRIES)
+		snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS,
+					     runtime->hw.periods_min,
+					     HDA_DSP_MAX_BDL_ENTRIES);
+
 	/* Only S16 and S32 supported by HDA hardware when used without DSP */
 	if (sdev->dspless_mode_selected)
 		snd_pcm_hw_constraint_mask64(substream->runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT,