diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index c9b7e1a073ee..df40d38f6e29 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -2474,7 +2474,8 @@ void snd_pcm_release_substream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	snd_pcm_drop(substream);
 	if (substream->hw_opened) {
-		do_hw_free(substream);
+		if (substream->runtime->status->state != SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
+			do_hw_free(substream);
 		substream->ops->close(substream);
 		substream->hw_opened = 0;
 	}