diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
index 42c2ada8e888..c96483091f30 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
@@ -253,10 +253,14 @@ static int snd_pcm_ioctl_hw_params_compat(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (refine)
+	if (refine) {
 		err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(substream, data);
-	else
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto error;
+		err = fixup_unreferenced_params(substream, data);
+	} else {
 		err = snd_pcm_hw_params(substream, data);
+	}
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 	if (copy_to_user(data32, data, sizeof(*data32)) ||