diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index 4dafcd698..44a27fedb 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static const struct spa_pod *get_buffers_param(pa_stream *s, pa_buffer_attr *att
 
 	param = spa_pod_builder_add_object(b,
 	                SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamBuffers, SPA_PARAM_Buffers,
-			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(buffers, 3, MAX_BUFFERS),
+			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(buffers, buffers, MAX_BUFFERS),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_blocks,  SPA_POD_Int(blocks),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_size,    SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(
 							size * stride,