diff --git a/sound/usb/card.h b/sound/usb/card.h
index e34d92d576a2..8299ac241c60 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.h
+++ b/sound/usb/card.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct snd_usb_endpoint {
 	unsigned int phase;		/* phase accumulator */
 	unsigned int maxpacksize;	/* max packet size in bytes */
 	unsigned int maxframesize;      /* max packet size in frames */
+	unsigned int max_urb_packs;	/* packets allocated per data URB */
 	unsigned int max_urb_frames;	/* max URB size in frames */
 	unsigned int curpacksize;	/* current packet size in bytes (for capture) */
 	unsigned int curframesize;      /* current packet size in frames (for capture) */
diff --git a/sound/usb/endpoint.c b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
index 0835943d7b0e..b72ce1e9bfb1 100644
--- a/sound/usb/endpoint.c
+++ b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
@@ -492,9 +492,10 @@ int snd_usb_queue_pending_output_urbs(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep,
 
 		/* copy over the length information */
 		if (implicit_fb) {
-			ctx->packets = packet->packets;
+			ctx->packets = min_t(int, packet->packets,
+					     ep->max_urb_packs);
 			memcpy(ctx->packet_size, packet->packet_size,
-			       packet->packets * sizeof(packet->packet_size[0]));
+			       ctx->packets * sizeof(packet->packet_size[0]));
 		}
 
 		/* call the data handler to fill in playback data */
@@ -1242,15 +1243,16 @@ static int data_ep_set_params(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep)
 			ep->nurbs = min(max_urbs, urbs_per_period * ep->cur_buffer_periods);
 	}
 
+	if (fmt->fmt_type == UAC_FORMAT_TYPE_II)
+		urb_packs++; /* for transfer delimiter */
+	ep->max_urb_packs = urb_packs;
+
 	/* allocate and initialize data urbs */
 	for (i = 0; i < ep->nurbs; i++) {
 		struct snd_urb_ctx *u = &ep->urb[i];
 		u->index = i;
 		u->ep = ep;
 		u->packets = urb_packs;
-
-		if (fmt->fmt_type == UAC_FORMAT_TYPE_II)
-			u->packets++; /* for transfer delimiter */
 		u->buffer_size = maxsize * u->packets;
 		u->urb = usb_alloc_urb(u->packets, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!u->urb)