diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 43dda09b3285..a765b46b1a8c 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_set_fragment1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, unsign
 	if (runtime->oss.subdivision || runtime->oss.fragshift)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	fragshift = val & 0xffff;
-	if (fragshift >= 31)
+	if (fragshift >= 25) /* should be large enough */
 		return -EINVAL;
 	runtime->oss.fragshift = fragshift;
 	runtime->oss.maxfrags = (val >> 16) & 0xffff;