diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 31fc20350fd9..f37fd1e48740 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sound/minors.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 
 #include "pcm_local.h"
 
@@ -3125,13 +3126,23 @@ struct snd_pcm_sync_ptr32 {
 static snd_pcm_uframes_t recalculate_boundary(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 {
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t boundary;
+	snd_pcm_uframes_t border;
+	int order;
 
 	if (! runtime->buffer_size)
 		return 0;
-	boundary = runtime->buffer_size;
-	while (boundary * 2 <= 0x7fffffffUL - runtime->buffer_size)
-		boundary *= 2;
-	return boundary;
+
+	border = 0x7fffffffUL - runtime->buffer_size;
+	if (runtime->buffer_size > border)
+		return runtime->buffer_size;
+
+	order = __fls(border) - __fls(runtime->buffer_size);
+	boundary = runtime->buffer_size << order;
+
+	if (boundary <= border)
+		return boundary;
+	else
+		return boundary / 2;
 }
 
 static int snd_pcm_ioctl_sync_ptr_compat(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,