diff --git a/sound/usb/misc/ua101.c b/sound/usb/misc/ua101.c
index 860a62a3d74b..58d8a3cdc8b9 100644
--- a/sound/usb/misc/ua101.c
+++ b/sound/usb/misc/ua101.c
@@ -1007,6 +1007,15 @@ static int detect_usb_format(struct ua101 *ua)
 	}
 	ua->playback.usb_pipe = usb_sndisocpipe(ua->dev, usb_endpoint_num(epd));
 	ua->playback.max_packet_bytes = usb_endpoint_maxp(epd);
+
+	if (ua->capture.max_packet_bytes / ua->capture.frame_bytes *
+	    ua->playback.frame_bytes > ua->playback.max_packet_bytes) {
+		dev_err(&ua->dev->dev,
+			"playback packet size %u too small for %u capture frames\n",
+			ua->playback.max_packet_bytes,
+			ua->capture.max_packet_bytes / ua->capture.frame_bytes);
+		return -ENXIO;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }