diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/test-pcmtest-driver.c b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/test-pcmtest-driver.c
index 95065ef3b441..5bba17434a6b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/test-pcmtest-driver.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/alsa/test-pcmtest-driver.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(pcmtest) {
 TEST_F(pcmtest, playback) {
 	snd_pcm_t *handle;
 	unsigned char *it;
-	size_t write_res;
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t write_res;
 	int test_results;
 	int i, cur_ch, pos_in_ch;
 	void *samples;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ TEST_F(pcmtest, playback) {
 		it[i] = patterns[cur_ch].buf[pos_in_ch % patterns[cur_ch].len];
 	}
 	write_res = snd_pcm_writei(handle, samples, params->rate * params->time);
-	ASSERT_GE(write_res, 0);
+	ASSERT_EQ(write_res, params->rate * params->time);
 
 	snd_pcm_close(handle);
 	free(samples);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ TEST_F(pcmtest, playback) {
 TEST_F(pcmtest, capture) {
 	snd_pcm_t *handle;
 	unsigned char *it;
-	size_t read_res;
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t read_res;
 	int i, cur_ch, pos_in_ch;
 	void *samples;
 	struct pcmtest_test_params *params = &self->params;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ TEST_F(pcmtest, capture) {
 	snd_pcm_format_set_silence(params->format, samples,
 				   params->rate * params->channels * params->time);
 	read_res = snd_pcm_readi(handle, samples, params->rate * params->time);
-	ASSERT_GE(read_res, 0);
+	ASSERT_EQ(read_res, params->rate * params->time);
 	snd_pcm_close(handle);
 	it = (unsigned char *)samples;
 	for (i = 0; i < self->params.sec_buf_len * self->params.time; i++) {
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ TEST_F(pcmtest, ni_capture) {
 	snd_pcm_t *handle;
 	struct pcmtest_test_params params = self->params;
 	char **chan_samples;
-	size_t i, j, read_res;
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t read_res;
+	size_t i, j;
 
 	chan_samples = calloc(CH_NUM, sizeof(*chan_samples));
 	ASSERT_NE(chan_samples, NULL);
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ TEST_F(pcmtest, ni_capture) {
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
 		read_res = snd_pcm_readn(handle, (void **)chan_samples, params.rate * params.time);
-		ASSERT_GE(read_res, 0);
+		ASSERT_EQ(read_res, params.rate * params.time);
 	}
 	snd_pcm_close(handle);
 
@@ -273,7 +274,8 @@ TEST_F(pcmtest, ni_playback) {
 	snd_pcm_t *handle;
 	struct pcmtest_test_params params = self->params;
 	char **chan_samples;
-	size_t i, j, read_res;
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t write_res;
+	size_t i, j;
 	int test_res;
 
 	chan_samples = calloc(CH_NUM, sizeof(*chan_samples));
@@ -294,8 +296,9 @@ TEST_F(pcmtest, ni_playback) {
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
-		read_res = snd_pcm_writen(handle, (void **)chan_samples, params.rate * params.time);
-		ASSERT_GE(read_res, 0);
+		write_res = snd_pcm_writen(handle, (void **)chan_samples,
+					   params.rate * params.time);
+		ASSERT_EQ(write_res, params.rate * params.time);
 	}
 
 	snd_pcm_close(handle);