struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(scomp);
        struct sof_ipc4_src *src = swidget->private;
        struct sof_ipc4_available_audio_format *available_fmt = &src->available_fmt;
+       struct sof_ipc4_audio_format *out_audio_fmt;
        struct sof_ipc4_audio_format *in_fmt;
        u32 out_ref_rate, out_ref_channels, out_ref_valid_bits;
-       struct snd_interval *rate;
-       int ret;
+       int ret, output_format_index;
 
        ret = sof_ipc4_init_input_audio_fmt(sdev, swidget, &src->base_config,
                                            pipeline_params, available_fmt);
        out_ref_channels = SOF_IPC4_AUDIO_FORMAT_CFG_CHANNELS_COUNT(in_fmt->fmt_cfg);
        out_ref_valid_bits = SOF_IPC4_AUDIO_FORMAT_CFG_V_BIT_DEPTH(in_fmt->fmt_cfg);
 
-       ret = sof_ipc4_init_output_audio_fmt(sdev, &src->base_config, available_fmt,
-                                            out_ref_rate, out_ref_channels, out_ref_valid_bits);
-       if (ret < 0) {
+       output_format_index = sof_ipc4_init_output_audio_fmt(sdev, &src->base_config,
+                                                            available_fmt, out_ref_rate,
+                                                            out_ref_channels, out_ref_valid_bits);
+       if (output_format_index < 0) {
                dev_err(sdev->dev, "Failed to initialize output format for %s",
                        swidget->widget->name);
+               return output_format_index;
        }
 
        /* update pipeline memory usage */
        sof_ipc4_update_resource_usage(sdev, swidget, &src->base_config);
 
-       /* update pipeline_params for sink widgets */
-       rate = hw_param_interval(pipeline_params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE);
-       rate->min = src->sink_rate;
-       rate->max = rate->min;
+       out_audio_fmt = &available_fmt->output_pin_fmts[output_format_index].audio_fmt;
+       src->sink_rate = out_audio_fmt->sampling_frequency;
 
-       return 0;
+       /* update pipeline_params for sink widgets */
+       return sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(sdev, pipeline_params, out_audio_fmt);
 }
 
 static int