diff --git a/audio/2.0/default/StreamIn.cpp b/audio/2.0/default/StreamIn.cpp
index b81cbb9..9c933a9 100644
--- a/audio/2.0/default/StreamIn.cpp
+++ b/audio/2.0/default/StreamIn.cpp
@@ -347,14 +347,10 @@
         sendError(Result::INVALID_ARGUMENTS);
         return Void();
     }
-    // A message queue asserts if it can not handle the requested buffer,
-    // thus the client has to guess the maximum size it can handle
-    // Choose an arbitrary margin for the overhead of a message queue
-    size_t metadataOverhead = 100000;
-    if (frameSize >
-        (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - metadataOverhead) / framesCount) {
-        ALOGE("Buffer too big: %u*%u bytes can not fit in a message queue",
-              frameSize, framesCount);
+
+    if (frameSize > Stream::MAX_BUFFER_SIZE / framesCount) {
+        ALOGE("Buffer too big: %u*%u bytes > MAX_BUFFER_SIZE (%u)", frameSize, framesCount,
+              Stream::MAX_BUFFER_SIZE);
         sendError(Result::INVALID_ARGUMENTS);
         return Void();
     }