diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 2628246b76fa..f7a95b711100 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -1127,7 +1127,14 @@ snd_pcm_kernel_readv(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return __snd_pcm_lib_xfer(substream, bufs, false, frames, true);
 }
 
-int snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime);
+int snd_pcm_hw_limit_rates(struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw);
+
+static inline int
+snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
+{
+	return snd_pcm_hw_limit_rates(&runtime->hw);
+}
+
 unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_to_rate_bit(unsigned int rate);
 unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_bit_to_rate(unsigned int rate_bit);
 unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_mask_intersect(unsigned int rates_a,
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_misc.c b/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
index a6a541511534..5dd2e5335900 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
@@ -474,32 +474,32 @@ int snd_pcm_format_set_silence(snd_pcm_format_t format, void *data, unsigned int
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_format_set_silence);
 
 /**
- * snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates - determine rate_min/rate_max fields
- * @runtime: the runtime instance
+ * snd_pcm_hw_limit_rates - determine rate_min/rate_max fields
+ * @hw: the pcm hw instance
  *
  * Determines the rate_min and rate_max fields from the rates bits of
- * the given runtime->hw.
+ * the given hw.
  *
  * Return: Zero if successful.
  */
-int snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
+int snd_pcm_hw_limit_rates(struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw)
 {
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < (int)snd_pcm_known_rates.count; i++) {
-		if (runtime->hw.rates & (1 << i)) {
-			runtime->hw.rate_min = snd_pcm_known_rates.list[i];
+		if (hw->rates & (1 << i)) {
+			hw->rate_min = snd_pcm_known_rates.list[i];
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	for (i = (int)snd_pcm_known_rates.count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-		if (runtime->hw.rates & (1 << i)) {
-			runtime->hw.rate_max = snd_pcm_known_rates.list[i];
+		if (hw->rates & (1 << i)) {
+			hw->rate_max = snd_pcm_known_rates.list[i];
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_hw_limit_rates);
 
 /**
  * snd_pcm_rate_to_rate_bit - converts sample rate to SNDRV_PCM_RATE_xxx bit