diff --git a/sound/usb/format.c b/sound/usb/format.c
index ab5fed9f55b60e..3b45d0ee769389 100644
--- a/sound/usb/format.c
+++ b/sound/usb/format.c
@@ -470,9 +470,11 @@ static int validate_sample_rate_table_v2v3(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 					   int clock)
 {
 	struct usb_device *dev = chip->dev;
+	struct usb_host_interface *alts;
 	unsigned int *table;
 	unsigned int nr_rates;
 	int i, err;
+	u32 bmControls;
 
 	/* performing the rate verification may lead to unexpected USB bus
 	 * behavior afterwards by some unknown reason.  Do this only for the
@@ -481,6 +483,24 @@ static int validate_sample_rate_table_v2v3(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 	if (!(chip->quirk_flags & QUIRK_FLAG_VALIDATE_RATES))
 		return 0; /* don't perform the validation as default */
 
+	alts = snd_usb_get_host_interface(chip, fp->iface, fp->altsetting);
+	if (!alts)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (fp->protocol == UAC_VERSION_3) {
+		struct uac3_as_header_descriptor *as = snd_usb_find_csint_desc(
+				alts->extra, alts->extralen, NULL, UAC_AS_GENERAL);
+		bmControls = le32_to_cpu(as->bmControls);
+	} else {
+		struct uac2_as_header_descriptor *as = snd_usb_find_csint_desc(
+				alts->extra, alts->extralen, NULL, UAC_AS_GENERAL);
+		bmControls = as->bmControls;
+	}
+
+	if (!uac_v2v3_control_is_readable(bmControls,
+				UAC2_AS_VAL_ALT_SETTINGS))
+		return 0;
+
 	table = kcalloc(fp->nr_rates, sizeof(*table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!table)
 		return -ENOMEM;