diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
index c24f268f63a8..76b717dae4b6 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_vt1724_pcm_spdif(struct snd_ice1712 *ice, int device)
 
 	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
 					      snd_dma_pci_data(ice->pci),
-					      64*1024, 64*1024);
+					      256*1024, 256*1024);
 
 	ice->pcm = pcm;
 
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_vt1724_pcm_indep(struct snd_ice1712 *ice, int device)
 
 	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
 					      snd_dma_pci_data(ice->pci),
-					      64*1024, 64*1024);
+					      256*1024, 256*1024);
 
 	ice->pcm_ds = pcm;