diff --git a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-alesis.c b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-alesis.c
index f5b325263b67..39a4ef8c8543 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-alesis.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-alesis.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ alesis_io14_tx_pcm_chs[MAX_STREAMS][SND_DICE_RATE_MODE_COUNT] = {
 static const unsigned int
 alesis_io26_tx_pcm_chs[MAX_STREAMS][SND_DICE_RATE_MODE_COUNT] = {
 	{10, 10, 4},	/* Tx0 = Analog + S/PDIF. */
-	{16, 8, 0},	/* Tx1 = ADAT1 + ADAT2. */
+	{16, 4, 0},	/* Tx1 = ADAT1 + ADAT2 (available at low rate). */
 };
 
 int snd_dice_detect_alesis_formats(struct snd_dice *dice)