diff --git a/sound/usb/clock.c b/sound/usb/clock.c
index b118cf97607f..385a488c25cb 100644
--- a/sound/usb/clock.c
+++ b/sound/usb/clock.c
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ static int set_sample_rate_v1(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, int iface,
 	}
 
 	crate = data[0] | (data[1] << 8) | (data[2] << 16);
+	if (!crate) {
+		dev_info(&dev->dev, "failed to read current rate; disabling the check\n");
+		chip->sample_rate_read_error = 3; /* three strikes, see above */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (crate != rate) {
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "current rate %d is different from the runtime rate %d\n", crate, rate);
 		// runtime->rate = crate;