diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.h
index 8f0133f49..13df52e99 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 struct spa_pod;
 struct spa_pod_builder;
 
-#define RATE_MAX	(48000u*8u)
+#define RATE_MAX	(48000u*16u)
 #define CHANNELS_MAX	(64u)
 
 enum sample_format {