diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
index 6478de1c1..dab479091 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
@@ -2028,9 +2028,18 @@ static int get_avail_htimestamp(struct state *state, uint64_t current_time, snd_
 
 		if (SPA_ABS(diff) < state->threshold) {
 			*delay += diff;
-		} else if ((missed = ratelimit_test(&state->rate_limit, current_time)) >= 0) {
-			spa_log_warn(state->log, "%s: (%d missed) impossible htimestamp diff:%"PRIi64,
-				state->props.device, missed, diff);
+			state->htimestamp_error = 0;
+		} else {
+			if (++state->htimestamp_error > MAX_HTIMESTAMP_ERROR) {
+				spa_log_error(state->log, "%s: wrong htimestamps from driver, disabling",
+					state->props.device);
+				state->htimestamp_error = 0;
+				state->htimestamp = false;
+			}
+			else if ((missed = ratelimit_test(&state->rate_limit, current_time)) >= 0) {
+				spa_log_warn(state->log, "%s: (%d missed) impossible htimestamp diff:%"PRIi64,
+					state->props.device, missed, diff);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return SPA_MIN(avail, state->buffer_frames);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.h
index 3ae9a97de..8b893bb91 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DEFAULT_CHANNELS	2u
 #define DEFAULT_USE_CHMAP	false
 
+#define MAX_HTIMESTAMP_ERROR	64
+
 struct props {
 	char device[64];
 	char device_name[128];
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ struct state {
 	uint32_t start_delay;
 	uint32_t min_delay;
 	uint32_t max_delay;
+	uint32_t htimestamp_error;
 
 	uint32_t duration;
 	unsigned int alsa_started:1;