diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/compress_params.h b/include/uapi/sound/compress_params.h
index 11316013f061..7be263020a0e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/compress_params.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/compress_params.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 #define MAX_NUM_CODECS 32
 #define MAX_NUM_CODEC_DESCRIPTORS 32
 #define MAX_NUM_BITRATES 32
-#define MAX_NUM_SAMPLE_RATES 32
 
 /* compressed TX */
 #define MAX_NUM_FRAMES_PER_BUFFER 1
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ union snd_codec_options {
 
 struct snd_codec_desc {
 	__u32 max_ch;
-	__u32 sample_rates[MAX_NUM_SAMPLE_RATES];
+	__u32 sample_rates;
 	__u32 num_sample_rates;
 	__u32 bit_rate[MAX_NUM_BITRATES];
 	__u32 num_bitrates;