diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
index 1944d5b..3a7a342 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
         , mClockModel()
         , mAudioEndpoint()
         , mServiceStreamHandle(AAUDIO_HANDLE_INVALID)
-        , mFramesPerBurst(16)
         , mInService(inService)
         , mServiceInterface(serviceInterface)
         , mAtomicTimestamp()
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@
 
     aaudio_result_t result = AAUDIO_OK;
     int32_t capacity;
+    int32_t framesPerBurst;
     AAudioStreamRequest request;
     AAudioStreamConfiguration configurationOutput;
 
@@ -151,16 +151,18 @@
         goto error;
     }
 
-    mFramesPerBurst = mEndpointDescriptor.dataQueueDescriptor.framesPerBurst;
-    capacity = mEndpointDescriptor.dataQueueDescriptor.capacityInFrames;
 
     // Validate result from server.
-    if (mFramesPerBurst < 16 || mFramesPerBurst > 16 * 1024) {
-        ALOGE("%s - framesPerBurst out of range = %d", __func__, mFramesPerBurst);
+    framesPerBurst = mEndpointDescriptor.dataQueueDescriptor.framesPerBurst;
+    if (framesPerBurst < MIN_FRAMES_PER_BURST || framesPerBurst > MAX_FRAMES_PER_BURST) {
+        ALOGE("%s - framesPerBurst out of range = %d", __func__, framesPerBurst);
         result = AAUDIO_ERROR_OUT_OF_RANGE;
         goto error;
     }
-    if (capacity < mFramesPerBurst || capacity > 32 * 1024) {
+    mFramesPerBurst = framesPerBurst; // only save good value
+
+    capacity = mEndpointDescriptor.dataQueueDescriptor.capacityInFrames;
+    if (capacity < mFramesPerBurst || capacity > MAX_BUFFER_CAPACITY_IN_FRAMES) {
         ALOGE("%s - bufferCapacity out of range = %d", __func__, capacity);
         result = AAUDIO_ERROR_OUT_OF_RANGE;
         goto error;
@@ -649,14 +651,29 @@
 }
 
 aaudio_result_t AudioStreamInternal::setBufferSize(int32_t requestedFrames) {
+    int32_t adjustedFrames = requestedFrames;
     int32_t actualFrames = 0;
-    // Round to the next highest burst size.
-    if (getFramesPerBurst() > 0) {
-        int32_t numBursts = (requestedFrames + getFramesPerBurst() - 1) / getFramesPerBurst();
-        requestedFrames = numBursts * getFramesPerBurst();
+    int32_t maximumSize = getBufferCapacity();
+
+    // Clip to minimum size so that rounding up will work better.
+    if (adjustedFrames < 1) {
+        adjustedFrames = 1;
     }
 
-    aaudio_result_t result = mAudioEndpoint.setBufferSizeInFrames(requestedFrames, &actualFrames);
+    if (adjustedFrames > maximumSize) {
+        // Clip to maximum size.
+        adjustedFrames = maximumSize;
+    } else {
+        // Round to the next highest burst size.
+        int32_t numBursts = (adjustedFrames + mFramesPerBurst - 1) / mFramesPerBurst;
+        adjustedFrames = numBursts * mFramesPerBurst;
+        // Rounding may have gone above maximum.
+        if (adjustedFrames > maximumSize) {
+            adjustedFrames = maximumSize;
+        }
+    }
+
+    aaudio_result_t result = mAudioEndpoint.setBufferSizeInFrames(adjustedFrames, &actualFrames);
     ALOGD("setBufferSize() req = %d => %d", requestedFrames, actualFrames);
     if (result < 0) {
         return result;
@@ -674,7 +691,7 @@
 }
 
 int32_t AudioStreamInternal::getFramesPerBurst() const {
-    return mEndpointDescriptor.dataQueueDescriptor.framesPerBurst;
+    return mFramesPerBurst;
 }
 
 aaudio_result_t AudioStreamInternal::joinThread(void** returnArg) {
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.h b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.h
index 47024c0..117756d 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.h
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 
 namespace aaudio {
 
+    // These are intended to be outside the range of what is normally encountered.
+    // TODO MAXes should probably be much bigger.
+    constexpr int32_t MIN_FRAMES_PER_BURST = 16; // arbitrary
+    constexpr int32_t MAX_FRAMES_PER_BURST = 16 * 1024;  // arbitrary
+    constexpr int32_t MAX_BUFFER_CAPACITY_IN_FRAMES = 32 * 1024;  // arbitrary
+
 // A stream that talks to the AAudioService or directly to a HAL.
 class AudioStreamInternal : public AudioStream {
 
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@
     AudioEndpoint            mAudioEndpoint;   // source for reads or sink for writes
     aaudio_handle_t          mServiceStreamHandle; // opaque handle returned from service
 
-    int32_t                  mFramesPerBurst;     // frames per HAL transfer
+    int32_t                  mFramesPerBurst = MIN_FRAMES_PER_BURST; // frames per HAL transfer
     int32_t                  mXRunCount = 0;      // how many underrun events?
 
     // Offset from underlying frame position.