memif->substream = substream;
 
        snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &mtk_afe_hardware);
+
+       /*
+        * Capture cannot use ping-pong buffer since hw_ptr at IRQ may be
+        * smaller than period_size due to AFE's internal buffer.
+        * This easily leads to overrun when avail_min is period_size.
+        * One more period can hold the possible unread buffer.
+        */
+       if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) {
+               ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime,
+                                                  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS,
+                                                  3,
+                                                  mtk_afe_hardware.periods_max);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       dev_err(afe->dev, "hw_constraint_minmax failed\n");
+                       return ret;
+               }
+       }
        ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(runtime,
                                            SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
        if (ret < 0)