diff --git a/audio/drivers/alsa.c b/audio/drivers/alsa.c
index c76cd5e569..8baee9fa74 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/alsa.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/alsa.c
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ static void *alsa_init(const char *device, unsigned rate, unsigned latency,
    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc(&params) < 0)
       goto error;
 
-   alsa->has_float = find_float_format(alsa->pcm, params);
-   format = alsa->has_float ? SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT : SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
-
    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_any(alsa->pcm, params) < 0)
       goto error;
 
+   alsa->has_float = find_float_format(alsa->pcm, params);
+   format = alsa->has_float ? SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT : SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
+
    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access(
             alsa->pcm, params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED) < 0)
       goto error;
diff --git a/audio/drivers/alsathread.c b/audio/drivers/alsathread.c
index a9d7efab54..825e7492f7 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/alsathread.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/alsathread.c
@@ -173,10 +173,11 @@ static void *alsa_thread_init(const char *device,
    TRY_ALSA(snd_pcm_open(&alsa->pcm, alsa_dev, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0));
 
    TRY_ALSA(snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc(&params));
+   TRY_ALSA(snd_pcm_hw_params_any(alsa->pcm, params));
+
    alsa->has_float = alsathread_find_float_format(alsa->pcm, params);
    format = alsa->has_float ? SND_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT : SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
 
-   TRY_ALSA(snd_pcm_hw_params_any(alsa->pcm, params));
    TRY_ALSA(snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access(
             alsa->pcm, params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED));
    TRY_ALSA(snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(alsa->pcm, params, format));