diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 05a0f52eb11b..7abfc48b26ca 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2140,7 +2140,10 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START;
 			break;
 		case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
-			if ((be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED))
+			if (!be->dpcm[stream].be_start &&
+			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START) &&
+			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_STOP) &&
+			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED))
 				goto next;
 
 			be->dpcm[stream].be_start++;