diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index 02dd64dea179..73a97ac6ccb8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ int snd_soc_dai_startup(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(dai, substream->stream))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (dai->driver->ops &&
 	    dai->driver->ops->startup)
 		ret = dai->driver->ops->startup(substream, dai);
@@ -439,6 +442,9 @@ void snd_soc_dai_shutdown(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			  struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			  int rollback)
 {
+	if (!snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(dai, substream->stream))
+		return;
+
 	if (rollback && !soc_dai_mark_match(dai, substream, startup))
 		return;
 
@@ -603,6 +609,8 @@ int snd_soc_pcm_dai_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	int i, ret;
 
 	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai) {
+		if (!snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(dai, substream->stream))
+			continue;
 		if (dai->driver->ops &&
 		    dai->driver->ops->prepare) {
 			ret = dai->driver->ops->prepare(substream, dai);
@@ -619,6 +627,9 @@ static int soc_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(dai, substream->stream))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (dai->driver->ops &&
 	    dai->driver->ops->trigger)
 		ret = dai->driver->ops->trigger(substream, cmd, dai);