diff --git a/src/modules/module-avb/aecp-aem-descriptors.h b/src/modules/module-avb/aecp-aem-descriptors.h
index d98f71aa9..293bc6289 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-avb/aecp-aem-descriptors.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-avb/aecp-aem-descriptors.h
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ struct avb_aem_desc_configuration {
 	struct avb_aem_desc_descriptor_count descriptor_counts[0];
 } __attribute__ ((__packed__));
 
-struct avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate {
+
+union avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate {
+	struct {
+		uint32_t frequency:29;
+		uint32_t pull:3;
+	};
 	uint32_t pull_frequency;
 } __attribute__ ((__packed__));
 
@@ -134,10 +139,10 @@ struct avb_aem_desc_audio_unit {
 	uint16_t base_transcoder;
 	uint16_t number_of_control_blocks;
 	uint16_t base_control_block;
-	uint32_t current_sampling_rate;
+	union avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate current_sampling_rate;
 	uint16_t sampling_rates_offset;
 	uint16_t sampling_rates_count;
-	struct avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate sampling_rates[0];
+	union avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate sampling_rates[0];
 } __attribute__ ((__packed__));
 
 /* IEEE 1722.1-2021, Table 7-28 - AUDIO_CLUSTER format values */
diff --git a/src/modules/module-avb/aecp-aem.h b/src/modules/module-avb/aecp-aem.h
index 50b0bb3b5..3ebc532dc 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-avb/aecp-aem.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-avb/aecp-aem.h
@@ -104,10 +104,18 @@ struct avb_packet_aecp_aem_setget_association_id {
 	uint64_t association_id;
 } __attribute__ ((__packed__));
 
+union avb_packet_aecp_aem_pull_frequency {
+	struct {
+		uint32_t frequency:29;
+		uint32_t pull:3;
+	};
+	uint32_t pull_frequency;
+}__attribute__ ((__packed__));
+
 struct avb_packet_aecp_aem_setget_sampling_rate {
 	uint16_t descriptor_type;
 	uint16_t descriptor_id;
-	uint32_t sampling_rate;
+	union avb_packet_aecp_aem_pull_frequency sampling_rate;
 } __attribute__ ((__packed__));
 
 struct avb_packet_aecp_aem_setget_clock_source {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-avb/descriptors.c b/src/modules/module-avb/descriptors.c
index 57d9315b8..9bd80ea45 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-avb/descriptors.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-avb/descriptors.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void init_descriptor_legacy_avb(struct server *server)
 
 	struct {
 		struct avb_aem_desc_audio_unit desc;
-		struct avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate sampling_rates[6];
+		union avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate sampling_rates[6];
 	} __attribute__ ((__packed__)) audio_unit =
 	{
 		{
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void init_descriptor_legacy_avb(struct server *server)
 		.base_transcoder = htons(0),
 		.number_of_control_blocks = htons(0),
 		.base_control_block = htons(0),
-		.current_sampling_rate = htonl(48000),
+		.current_sampling_rate.pull_frequency = htonl(48000),
 		.sampling_rates_offset = htons(
 			4 + sizeof(struct avb_aem_desc_audio_unit)),
 		.sampling_rates_count = htons(6),
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static void init_descriptor_milan_v12(struct server *server)
 
 	struct {
 		struct avb_aem_desc_audio_unit desc;
-		struct avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate sampling_rates[DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_SUPPORTED_SAMPLING_RATE_COUNT];
+		union avb_aem_desc_sampling_rate sampling_rates[DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_SUPPORTED_SAMPLING_RATE_COUNT];
 	} __attribute__ ((__packed__)) audio_unit =
 	{
 		{
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static void init_descriptor_milan_v12(struct server *server)
 		.base_transcoder = htons(DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_BASE_TRANSCODER),
 		.number_of_control_blocks = htons(DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_NUMBER_OF_CONTROL_BLOCKS),
 		.base_control_block = htons(DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_BASE_CONTROL_BLOCK),
-		.current_sampling_rate = htonl(DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_CURRENT_SAMPLING_RATE_IN_HZ),
+		.current_sampling_rate.pull_frequency = htonl(DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_CURRENT_SAMPLING_RATE_IN_HZ),
 		.sampling_rates_offset = htons(DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_SAMPLING_RATES_OFFSET),
 		.sampling_rates_count = htons(DSC_AUDIO_UNIT_SUPPORTED_SAMPLING_RATE_COUNT),
 		},