diff --git a/sound/drivers/aloop.c b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
index e41c0608b087..a3c4d86ed55e 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/aloop.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
@@ -307,19 +307,6 @@ static int loopback_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void params_change_substream(struct loopback_pcm *dpcm,
-				    struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *dst_runtime;
-
-	if (dpcm == NULL || dpcm->substream == NULL)
-		return;
-	dst_runtime = dpcm->substream->runtime;
-	if (dst_runtime == NULL)
-		return;
-	dst_runtime->hw = dpcm->cable->hw;
-}
-
 static void params_change(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
@@ -331,10 +318,6 @@ static void params_change(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	cable->hw.rate_max = runtime->rate;
 	cable->hw.channels_min = runtime->channels;
 	cable->hw.channels_max = runtime->channels;
-	params_change_substream(cable->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK],
-				runtime);
-	params_change_substream(cable->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE],
-				runtime);
 }
 
 static int loopback_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -622,24 +605,29 @@ static unsigned int get_cable_index(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 static int rule_format(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 		       struct snd_pcm_hw_rule *rule)
 {
-
-	struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw = rule->private;
+	struct loopback_pcm *dpcm = rule->private;
+	struct loopback_cable *cable = dpcm->cable;
 	struct snd_mask m;
 
 	snd_mask_none(&m);
-	m.bits[0] = (u_int32_t)hw->formats;
-	m.bits[1] = (u_int32_t)(hw->formats >> 32);
+	mutex_lock(&dpcm->loopback->cable_lock);
+	m.bits[0] = (u_int32_t)cable->hw.formats;
+	m.bits[1] = (u_int32_t)(cable->hw.formats >> 32);
+	mutex_unlock(&dpcm->loopback->cable_lock);
 	return snd_mask_refine(hw_param_mask(params, rule->var), &m);
 }
 
 static int rule_rate(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 		     struct snd_pcm_hw_rule *rule)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw = rule->private;
+	struct loopback_pcm *dpcm = rule->private;
+	struct loopback_cable *cable = dpcm->cable;
 	struct snd_interval t;
 
-        t.min = hw->rate_min;
-        t.max = hw->rate_max;
+	mutex_lock(&dpcm->loopback->cable_lock);
+	t.min = cable->hw.rate_min;
+	t.max = cable->hw.rate_max;
+	mutex_unlock(&dpcm->loopback->cable_lock);
         t.openmin = t.openmax = 0;
         t.integer = 0;
 	return snd_interval_refine(hw_param_interval(params, rule->var), &t);
@@ -648,11 +636,14 @@ static int rule_rate(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 static int rule_channels(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 			 struct snd_pcm_hw_rule *rule)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw = rule->private;
+	struct loopback_pcm *dpcm = rule->private;
+	struct loopback_cable *cable = dpcm->cable;
 	struct snd_interval t;
 
-        t.min = hw->channels_min;
-        t.max = hw->channels_max;
+	mutex_lock(&dpcm->loopback->cable_lock);
+	t.min = cable->hw.channels_min;
+	t.max = cable->hw.channels_max;
+	mutex_unlock(&dpcm->loopback->cable_lock);
         t.openmin = t.openmax = 0;
         t.integer = 0;
 	return snd_interval_refine(hw_param_interval(params, rule->var), &t);
@@ -718,19 +709,19 @@ static int loopback_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	/* are cached -> they do not reflect the actual state */
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_rule_add(runtime, 0,
 				  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT,
-				  rule_format, &runtime->hw,
+				  rule_format, dpcm,
 				  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT, -1);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto unlock;
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_rule_add(runtime, 0,
 				  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
-				  rule_rate, &runtime->hw,
+				  rule_rate, dpcm,
 				  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE, -1);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto unlock;
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_rule_add(runtime, 0,
 				  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS,
-				  rule_channels, &runtime->hw,
+				  rule_channels, dpcm,
 				  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS, -1);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto unlock;