diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/dsd.h b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/dsd.h
index 0570e2e24..3f25875a2 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/dsd.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/dsd.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct spa_audio_info_dsd {
 	enum spa_param_bitorder bitorder;		/*< the order of the bits */
 	uint32_t flags;					/*< extra flags */
 	int32_t interleave;				/*< interleave bytes */
-	uint32_t rate;					/*< sample rate (in bits per second) */
+	uint32_t rate;					/*< sample rate (in bytes per second) */
 	uint32_t channels;				/*< channels */
 	uint32_t position[SPA_AUDIO_MAX_CHANNELS];	/*< channel position from enum spa_audio_channel */
 };
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
index 9d47204ba..4f487a980 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static void sanitize_map(snd_pcm_chmap_t* map)
 	}
 }
 
-static int add_rate(struct state *state, uint32_t index, uint32_t *next,
+static int add_rate(struct state *state, uint32_t scale, uint32_t index, uint32_t *next,
 		snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params, struct spa_pod_builder *b)
 {
 	struct spa_pod_frame f[1];
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ static int add_rate(struct state *state, uint32_t index, uint32_t *next,
 
 	rate = state->position ? state->position->clock.rate.denom : DEFAULT_RATE;
 
-	spa_pod_builder_int(b, SPA_CLAMP(rate, min, max));
+	spa_pod_builder_int(b, SPA_CLAMP(rate, min, max) * scale);
 	if (min != max) {
-		spa_pod_builder_int(b, min);
-		spa_pod_builder_int(b, max);
+		spa_pod_builder_int(b, min * scale);
+		spa_pod_builder_int(b, max * scale);
 		choice->body.type = SPA_CHOICE_Range;
 	}
 	spa_pod_builder_pop(b, &f[0]);
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static int enum_pcm_formats(struct state *state, uint32_t index, uint32_t *next,
 		choice->body.type = SPA_CHOICE_Enum;
 	spa_pod_builder_pop(b, &f[1]);
 
-	if ((res = add_rate(state, index & 0xffff, next, params, b)) != 1)
+	if ((res = add_rate(state, 1, index & 0xffff, next, params, b)) != 1)
 		return res;
 
 	if ((res = add_channels(state, index & 0xffff, next, params, b)) != 1)
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static int enum_iec958_formats(struct state *state, uint32_t index, uint32_t *ne
 	}
 	spa_pod_builder_pop(b, &f[1]);
 
-	if ((res = add_rate(state, index & 0xffff, next, params, b)) != 1)
+	if ((res = add_rate(state, 1, index & 0xffff, next, params, b)) != 1)
 		return res;
 
 	(*next)++;
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static int enum_dsd_formats(struct state *state, uint32_t index, uint32_t *next,
 	spa_pod_builder_prop(b, SPA_FORMAT_AUDIO_interleave, 0);
 	spa_pod_builder_int(b, interleave);
 
-	if ((res = add_rate(state, index & 0xffff, next, params, b)) != 1)
+	if ((res = add_rate(state, SPA_ABS(interleave), index & 0xffff, next, params, b)) != 1)
 		return res;
 
 	if ((res = add_channels(state, index & 0xffff, next, params, b)) != 1)
diff --git a/src/tools/pw-dsdplay.c b/src/tools/pw-dsdplay.c
index 6e5d2a58e..c2d9be070 100644
--- a/src/tools/pw-dsdplay.c
+++ b/src/tools/pw-dsdplay.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void on_process(void *userdata)
 	if ((d = buf->datas[0].data) == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	stride = data->info.channels * data->layout.interleave;
+	stride = data->info.channels * SPA_ABS(data->layout.interleave);
 
 	samples = dsf_file_read(data->f, d, buf->datas[0].maxsize / stride,
 			&data->layout);
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ struct layout_info {
 	 uint32_t type;
 	 struct spa_audio_layout_info info;
 };
-
 static const struct layout_info layouts[] = {
 	{ 1, { SPA_AUDIO_LAYOUT_Mono, }, },
 	{ 2, { SPA_AUDIO_LAYOUT_Stereo, }, },