1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/timer.c b/src/timer.c
index 84c03fbe6..46e1cdd86 100644
--- a/src/timer.c
+++ b/src/timer.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Timer *timer_new(const struct audio_format *af)
 	timer = xmalloc(sizeof(Timer));
 	timer->time = 0;
 	timer->started = 0;
-	timer->rate = af->sample_rate * (af->bits / CHAR_BIT) * af->channels;
+	timer->rate = af->sample_rate * audio_format_frame_size(af);
 
 	return timer;
 }