return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return the score of matching two audioformats.
+ * Veto the audioformat if:
+ * - It has no channels for some reason.
+ * - Requested PCM format is not supported.
+ * - Requested sample rate is not supported.
+ */
+static int match_endpoint_audioformats(struct audioformat *fp,
+       struct audioformat *match, int rate,
+       snd_pcm_format_t pcm_format)
+{
+       int i;
+       int score = 0;
+
+       if (fp->channels < 1) {
+               snd_printdd("%s: (fmt @%p) no channels\n", __func__, fp);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (!(fp->formats & (1ULL << pcm_format))) {
+               snd_printdd("%s: (fmt @%p) no match for format %d\n", __func__,
+                       fp, pcm_format);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < fp->nr_rates; i++) {
+               if (fp->rate_table[i] == rate) {
+                       score++;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       if (!score) {
+               snd_printdd("%s: (fmt @%p) no match for rate %d\n", __func__,
+                       fp, rate);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (fp->channels == match->channels)
+               score++;
+
+       snd_printdd("%s: (fmt @%p) score %d\n", __func__, fp, score);
+
+       return score;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Configure the sync ep using the rate and pcm format of the data ep.
+ */
+static int configure_sync_endpoint(struct snd_usb_substream *subs)
+{
+       int ret;
+       struct audioformat *fp;
+       struct audioformat *sync_fp = NULL;
+       int cur_score = 0;
+       int sync_period_bytes = subs->period_bytes;
+       struct snd_usb_substream *sync_subs =
+               &subs->stream->substream[subs->direction ^ 1];
+
+       /* Try to find the best matching audioformat. */
+       list_for_each_entry(fp, &sync_subs->fmt_list, list) {
+               int score = match_endpoint_audioformats(fp, subs->cur_audiofmt,
+                       subs->cur_rate, subs->pcm_format);
+
+               if (score > cur_score) {
+                       sync_fp = fp;
+                       cur_score = score;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (unlikely(sync_fp == NULL)) {
+               snd_printk(KERN_ERR "%s: no valid audioformat for sync ep %x found\n",
+                       __func__, sync_subs->ep_num);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Recalculate the period bytes if channel number differ between
+        * data and sync ep audioformat.
+        */
+       if (sync_fp->channels != subs->channels) {
+               sync_period_bytes = (subs->period_bytes / subs->channels) *
+                       sync_fp->channels;
+               snd_printdd("%s: adjusted sync ep period bytes (%d -> %d)\n",
+                       __func__, subs->period_bytes, sync_period_bytes);
+       }
+
+       ret = snd_usb_endpoint_set_params(subs->sync_endpoint,
+                                         subs->pcm_format,
+                                         sync_fp->channels,
+                                         sync_period_bytes,
+                                         subs->cur_rate,
+                                         sync_fp,
+                                         NULL);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * configure endpoint params
  *
                return ret;
 
        if (subs->sync_endpoint)
-               ret = snd_usb_endpoint_set_params(subs->sync_endpoint,
-                                                 subs->pcm_format,
-                                                 subs->channels,
-                                                 subs->period_bytes,
-                                                 subs->cur_rate,
-                                                 subs->cur_audiofmt,
-                                                 NULL);
+               ret = configure_sync_endpoint(subs);
+
        return ret;
 }