diff --git a/sound/usb/format.c b/sound/usb/format.c
index 8eccf17a4ac6..30364aba79cc 100644
--- a/sound/usb/format.c
+++ b/sound/usb/format.c
@@ -205,6 +205,60 @@ static int parse_audio_format_rates_v1(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, struct audiof
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Helper function to walk the array of sample rate triplets reported by
+ * the device. The problem is that we need to parse whole array first to
+ * get to know how many sample rates we have to expect.
+ * Then fp->rate_table can be allocated and filled.
+ */
+static int parse_uac2_sample_rate_range(struct audioformat *fp, int nr_triplets,
+					const unsigned char *data)
+{
+	int i, nr_rates = 0;
+
+	fp->rates = fp->rate_min = fp->rate_max = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_triplets; i++) {
+		int min = combine_quad(&data[2 + 12 * i]);
+		int max = combine_quad(&data[6 + 12 * i]);
+		int res = combine_quad(&data[10 + 12 * i]);
+		int rate;
+
+		if ((max < 0) || (min < 0) || (res < 0) || (max < min))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * for ranges with res == 1, we announce a continuous sample
+		 * rate range, and this function should return 0 for no further
+		 * parsing.
+		 */
+		if (res == 1) {
+			fp->rate_min = min;
+			fp->rate_max = max;
+			fp->rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_CONTINUOUS;
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		for (rate = min; rate <= max; rate += res) {
+			if (fp->rate_table)
+				fp->rate_table[nr_rates] = rate;
+			if (!fp->rate_min || rate < fp->rate_min)
+				fp->rate_min = rate;
+			if (!fp->rate_max || rate > fp->rate_max)
+				fp->rate_max = rate;
+			fp->rates |= snd_pcm_rate_to_rate_bit(rate);
+
+			nr_rates++;
+
+			/* avoid endless loop */
+			if (res == 0)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nr_rates;
+}
+
 /*
  * parse the format descriptor and stores the possible sample rates
  * on the audioformat table (audio class v2).
@@ -215,7 +269,7 @@ static int parse_audio_format_rates_v2(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 {
 	struct usb_device *dev = chip->dev;
 	unsigned char tmp[2], *data;
-	int i, nr_rates, data_size, ret = 0;
+	int nr_triplets, data_size, ret = 0;
 	int clock = snd_usb_clock_find_source(chip, chip->ctrl_intf, fp->clock);
 
 	if (clock < 0) {
@@ -237,8 +291,8 @@ static int parse_audio_format_rates_v2(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	nr_rates = (tmp[1] << 8) | tmp[0];
-	data_size = 2 + 12 * nr_rates;
+	nr_triplets = (tmp[1] << 8) | tmp[0];
+	data_size = 2 + 12 * nr_triplets;
 	data = kzalloc(data_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -259,26 +313,28 @@ static int parse_audio_format_rates_v2(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	fp->rate_table = kmalloc(sizeof(int) * nr_rates, GFP_KERNEL);
+	/* Call the triplet parser, and make sure fp->rate_table is NULL.
+	 * We just use the return value to know how many sample rates we
+	 * will have to deal with. */
+	kfree(fp->rate_table);
+	fp->rate_table = NULL;
+	fp->nr_rates = parse_uac2_sample_rate_range(fp, nr_triplets, data);
+
+	if (fp->nr_rates == 0) {
+		/* SNDRV_PCM_RATE_CONTINUOUS */
+		ret = 0;
+		goto err_free;
+	}
+
+	fp->rate_table = kmalloc(sizeof(int) * fp->nr_rates, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!fp->rate_table) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	fp->nr_rates = 0;
-	fp->rate_min = fp->rate_max = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_rates; i++) {
-		int rate = combine_quad(&data[2 + 12 * i]);
-
-		fp->rate_table[fp->nr_rates] = rate;
-		if (!fp->rate_min || rate < fp->rate_min)
-			fp->rate_min = rate;
-		if (!fp->rate_max || rate > fp->rate_max)
-			fp->rate_max = rate;
-		fp->rates |= snd_pcm_rate_to_rate_bit(rate);
-		fp->nr_rates++;
-	}
+	/* Call the triplet parser again, but this time, fp->rate_table is
+	 * allocated, so the rates will be stored */
+	parse_uac2_sample_rate_range(fp, nr_triplets, data);
 
 err_free:
 	kfree(data);