u->urb->pipe = subs->syncpipe;
                        u->urb->transfer_flags = URB_ISO_ASAP;
                        u->urb->number_of_packets = u->packets;
-                       if (snd_usb_get_speed(subs->dev) == USB_SPEED_HIGH)
-                               u->urb->interval = 8;
-                       else
-                               u->urb->interval = 1;
+                       u->urb->interval = 1 << subs->syncinterval;
                        u->urb->context = u;
                        u->urb->complete = snd_usb_complete_callback(snd_complete_sync_urb);
                }
                        subs->syncpipe = usb_rcvisocpipe(dev, ep);
                else
                        subs->syncpipe = usb_sndisocpipe(dev, ep);
-               subs->syncinterval = get_endpoint(alts, 1)->bRefresh;
+               if (get_endpoint(alts, 1)->bLength >= USB_DT_ENDPOINT_AUDIO_SIZE &&
+                   get_endpoint(alts, 1)->bRefresh >= 1 &&
+                   get_endpoint(alts, 1)->bRefresh <= 9)
+                       subs->syncinterval = get_endpoint(alts, 1)->bRefresh;
+               else
+                       subs->syncinterval = 1;
        }
 
        /* always fill max packet size */