diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9cdd1c6..63d1b8b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dnl                 changes are made
 dnl ---
 JACK_MAJOR_VERSION=0
 JACK_MINOR_VERSION=93
-JACK_MICRO_VERSION=4
+JACK_MICRO_VERSION=5
 
 dnl ---
 dnl HOWTO: updating the jack protocal version
diff --git a/drivers/alsa/alsa_driver.c b/drivers/alsa/alsa_driver.c
index 4171a94..1973af6 100644
--- a/drivers/alsa/alsa_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/alsa/alsa_driver.c
@@ -565,17 +565,34 @@ alsa_driver_set_parameters (alsa_driver_t *driver,
 		cr = snd_pcm_hw_params_get_rate (driver->capture_hw_params, &dir);
 	}
 
-	if (cr != pr) {
-		jack_error ("playback and capture sample rates do not match (%d vs. %d)",
-			    pr, cr);
-		return -1;
+	if (driver->capture_handle && driver->playback_handle) {
+		if (cr != pr) {
+			jack_error ("playback and capture sample rates do not match (%d vs. %d)",
+				    pr, cr);
+		}
+
+		/* only change if *both* capture and playback rates don't match requested
+		 * certain hardware actually still works properly in full-duplex with
+		 * slightly different rate values between adc and dac
+		 */
+		if (cr != driver->frame_rate && pr != driver->frame_rate) {
+			jack_error ("sample rate in use (%d Hz) does not match requested rate (%d Hz)",
+				    cr, driver->frame_rate);
+			driver->frame_rate = cr;
+		}
+		
 	}
-	
-	if (cr != driver->frame_rate) {
-		jack_error ("sample rate in use (%d Hz) does not match requested rate (%d Hz)",
+	else if (driver->capture_handle && cr != driver->frame_rate) {
+		jack_error ("capture sample rate in use (%d Hz) does not match requested rate (%d Hz)",
 			    cr, driver->frame_rate);
 		driver->frame_rate = cr;
 	}
+	else if (driver->playback_handle && pr != driver->frame_rate) {
+		jack_error ("playback sample rate in use (%d Hz) does not match requested rate (%d Hz)",
+			    pr, driver->frame_rate);
+		driver->frame_rate = pr;
+	}
+
 
 	/* check the fragment size, since thats non-negotiable */