diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
index 4cda297f8438..fc5f945a49ff 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ int snd_efw_command_get_sampling_rate(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int *rate);
 int snd_efw_command_set_sampling_rate(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate);
 
 int snd_efw_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw);
-int snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate);
+int snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate,
+				  unsigned int frames_per_period);
 int snd_efw_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw);
 void snd_efw_stream_stop_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw);
 void snd_efw_stream_update_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw);
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_midi.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_midi.c
index a9f4a9630d15..e593f842ee8f 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_midi.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_midi.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static int midi_open(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
 		goto end;
 
 	mutex_lock(&efw->mutex);
-	err = snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(efw, 0);
+	err = snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(efw, 0, 0);
 	if (err >= 0) {
 		++efw->substreams_counter;
 		err = snd_efw_stream_start_duplex(efw);
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_pcm.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_pcm.c
index a7025dccc754..35fc95283423 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_pcm.c
@@ -231,9 +231,11 @@ static int pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	if (substream->runtime->status->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN) {
 		unsigned int rate = params_rate(hw_params);
+		unsigned int frames_per_period = params_period_size(hw_params);
 
 		mutex_lock(&efw->mutex);
-		err = snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(efw, rate);
+		err = snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(efw, rate,
+						    frames_per_period);
 		if (err >= 0)
 			++efw->substreams_counter;
 		mutex_unlock(&efw->mutex);
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
index f2de304d2f26..0787d5c3b01b 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ static int keep_resources(struct snd_efw *efw, struct amdtp_stream *stream,
 	return cmp_connection_reserve(conn, amdtp_stream_get_max_payload(stream));
 }
 
-int snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate)
+int snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate,
+				  unsigned int frames_per_period)
 {
 	unsigned int curr_rate;
 	int err;
@@ -228,6 +229,14 @@ int snd_efw_stream_reserve_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate)
 			cmp_connection_release(&efw->in_conn);
 			return err;
 		}
+
+		err = amdtp_domain_set_events_per_period(&efw->domain,
+							 frames_per_period);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			cmp_connection_release(&efw->in_conn);
+			cmp_connection_release(&efw->out_conn);
+			return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;