diff --git a/sound/atmel/abdac.c b/sound/atmel/abdac.c
index 872d59e35ee2..721d8fd45685 100644
--- a/sound/atmel/abdac.c
+++ b/sound/atmel/abdac.c
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ static int set_sample_rates(struct atmel_abdac *dac)
 		if (new_rate < 0)
 			break;
 		/* make sure we are below the ABDAC clock */
-		if (new_rate <= clk_get_rate(dac->pclk)) {
+		if (index < MAX_NUM_RATES &&
+		    new_rate <= clk_get_rate(dac->pclk)) {
 			dac->rates[index] = new_rate / 256;
 			index++;
 		}