diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s-pcm.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s-pcm.c
index b5101efd1c87..f1fd95bb6416 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s-pcm.c
@@ -138,11 +138,20 @@ static snd_pcm_uframes_t bf5xx_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	pr_debug("%s enter\n", __func__);
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		diff = sport_curr_offset_tx(sport);
-		frames = bytes_to_frames(substream->runtime, diff);
 	} else {
 		diff = sport_curr_offset_rx(sport);
-		frames = bytes_to_frames(substream->runtime, diff);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * TX at least can report one frame beyond the end of the
+	 * buffer if we hit the wraparound case - clamp to within the
+	 * buffer as the ALSA APIs require.
+	 */
+	if (diff == snd_pcm_lib_buffer_bytes(substream))
+		diff = 0;
+
+	frames = bytes_to_frames(substream->runtime, diff);
+
 	return frames;
 }