diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 73334e0..2d5dee2 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -922,6 +922,8 @@
 snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_lib_readv(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				    void __user **bufs, snd_pcm_uframes_t frames);
 
+extern const struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list snd_pcm_known_rates;
+
 int snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime);
 
 static inline void snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_misc.c b/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
index 9142fce..afd1e49 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
@@ -433,21 +433,16 @@
  */
 int snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 {
-	static unsigned rates[] = {
-		/* ATTENTION: these values depend on the definition in pcm.h! */
-		5512, 8000, 11025, 16000, 22050, 32000, 44100, 48000,
-		64000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
-	};
 	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < (int)ARRAY_SIZE(rates); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < (int)snd_pcm_known_rates.count; i++) {
 		if (runtime->hw.rates & (1 << i)) {
-			runtime->hw.rate_min = rates[i];
+			runtime->hw.rate_min = snd_pcm_known_rates.list[i];
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	for (i = (int)ARRAY_SIZE(rates) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+	for (i = (int)snd_pcm_known_rates.count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (runtime->hw.rates & (1 << i)) {
-			runtime->hw.rate_max = rates[i];
+			runtime->hw.rate_max = snd_pcm_known_rates.list[i];
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 59b29cd..b78a411 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1787,12 +1787,18 @@
 static unsigned int rates[] = { 5512, 8000, 11025, 16000, 22050, 32000, 44100,
                                  48000, 64000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000 };
 
+const struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list snd_pcm_known_rates = {
+	.count = ARRAY_SIZE(rates),
+	.list = rates,
+};
+
 static int snd_pcm_hw_rule_rate(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 				struct snd_pcm_hw_rule *rule)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw = rule->private;
 	return snd_interval_list(hw_param_interval(params, rule->var),
-				 ARRAY_SIZE(rates), rates, hw->rates);
+				 snd_pcm_known_rates.count,
+				 snd_pcm_known_rates.list, hw->rates);
 }		
 
 static int snd_pcm_hw_rule_buffer_bytes_max(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,