oss_frame_size = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(params_format(params)) *
                         params_channels(params) / 8;
 
+       err = snd_pcm_oss_period_size(substream, params, sparams);
+       if (err < 0)
+               goto failure;
+
+       n = snd_pcm_plug_slave_size(substream, runtime->oss.period_bytes / oss_frame_size);
+       err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE, n, NULL);
+       if (err < 0)
+               goto failure;
+
+       err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS,
+                                    runtime->oss.periods, NULL);
+       if (err < 0)
+               goto failure;
+
+       snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(substream, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_DROP, NULL);
+
+       err = snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(substream, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS, sparams);
+       if (err < 0) {
+               pcm_dbg(substream->pcm, "HW_PARAMS failed: %i\n", err);
+               goto failure;
+       }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS
        snd_pcm_oss_plugin_clear(substream);
        if (!direct) {
        }
 #endif
 
-       err = snd_pcm_oss_period_size(substream, params, sparams);
-       if (err < 0)
-               goto failure;
-
-       n = snd_pcm_plug_slave_size(substream, runtime->oss.period_bytes / oss_frame_size);
-       err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE, n, NULL);
-       if (err < 0)
-               goto failure;
-
-       err = snd_pcm_hw_param_near(substream, sparams, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS,
-                                    runtime->oss.periods, NULL);
-       if (err < 0)
-               goto failure;
-
-       snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(substream, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_DROP, NULL);
-
-       if ((err = snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(substream, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS, sparams)) < 0) {
-               pcm_dbg(substream->pcm, "HW_PARAMS failed: %i\n", err);
-               goto failure;
-       }
-
        if (runtime->oss.trigger) {
                sw_params->start_threshold = 1;
        } else {