diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c b/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
index 0403e527..bbf0df61 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static inline void snd_pcm_rate_sync_hwptr(snd_pcm_t *pcm)
 	 */
 	rate->hw_ptr =
 		(slave_hw_ptr / rate->gen.slave->period_size) * pcm->period_size +
-		rate->ops.output_frames(rate->obj, slave_hw_ptr % rate->gen.slave->period_size);
+		rate->ops.input_frames(rate->obj, slave_hw_ptr % rate->gen.slave->period_size);
 }
 
 static int snd_pcm_rate_hwsync(snd_pcm_t *pcm)
@@ -1437,9 +1437,6 @@ int _snd_pcm_rate_open(snd_pcm_t **pcmp, const char *name,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (! type) {
-	}
-
 	err = snd_pcm_slave_conf(root, slave, &sconf, 2,
 				 SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT, 0, &sformat,
 				 SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE, SCONF_MANDATORY, &srate);