diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc_dma.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc_dma.c
index 2ea7b1d3179a..cdbba974c5e9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc_dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc_dma.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ static int fsl_asrc_dma_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct device *dev = rtd->platform->dev;
 	struct fsl_asrc *asrc_priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct fsl_asrc_pair *pair;
+	int ret;
 
 	pair = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fsl_asrc_pair), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pair)
@@ -302,8 +303,12 @@ static int fsl_asrc_dma_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	runtime->private_data = pair;
 
-	snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(substream->runtime,
-				      SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
+	ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(substream->runtime,
+			SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to set pcm hw params periods\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
 	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &snd_imx_hardware);
 
 	return 0;