diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fc4c1f8b..c79c64a6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dnl add API = c+1:0:a+1
 dnl remove API = c+1:0:0
 dnl *************************************************
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-lib, 1.0.15rc2)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-lib, 1.0.15rc3)
 eval LIBTOOL_VERSION_INFO="2:0:0"
 dnl *************************************************
 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_M4, test -n "${ACLOCAL}")
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c b/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
index 1eefad40..9821cab1 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
@@ -1076,10 +1076,10 @@ static int snd_pcm_rate_drain(snd_pcm_t *pcm)
 		snd_pcm_uframes_t size, ofs, saved_avail_min;
 		snd_pcm_sw_params_t sw_params;
 
-		/* temporarily set avail_min to one period */
+		/* temporarily set avail_min to one */
 		sw_params = rate->sw_params;
 		saved_avail_min = sw_params.avail_min;
-		sw_params.avail_min = rate->gen.slave->period_size;
+		sw_params.avail_min = 1;
 		snd_pcm_sw_params(rate->gen.slave, &sw_params);
 
 		size = rate->appl_ptr - rate->last_commit_ptr;