diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 4863af5e7b26..139887011ba2 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -2227,7 +2227,8 @@ void snd_pcm_release_substream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	snd_pcm_drop(substream);
 	if (substream->hw_opened) {
-		if (substream->ops->hw_free != NULL)
+		if (substream->ops->hw_free &&
+		    substream->runtime->status->state != SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
 			substream->ops->hw_free(substream);
 		substream->ops->close(substream);
 		substream->hw_opened = 0;