diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 5736860f325b..4e6110d778bd 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -627,27 +627,33 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_interval_refine);
 
 static int snd_interval_refine_first(struct snd_interval *i)
 {
+	const unsigned int last_max = i->max;
+
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(snd_interval_empty(i)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (snd_interval_single(i))
 		return 0;
 	i->max = i->min;
-	i->openmax = i->openmin;
-	if (i->openmax)
+	if (i->openmin)
 		i->max++;
+	/* only exclude max value if also excluded before refine */
+	i->openmax = (i->openmax && i->max >= last_max);
 	return 1;
 }
 
 static int snd_interval_refine_last(struct snd_interval *i)
 {
+	const unsigned int last_min = i->min;
+
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(snd_interval_empty(i)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (snd_interval_single(i))
 		return 0;
 	i->min = i->max;
-	i->openmin = i->openmax;
-	if (i->openmin)
+	if (i->openmax)
 		i->min--;
+	/* only exclude min value if also excluded before refine */
+	i->openmin = (i->openmin && i->min <= last_min);
 	return 1;
 }