diff --git a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
index d3fb460bb86c..b792e7bb6b14 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
@@ -294,16 +294,14 @@ int snd_dice_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice, unsigned int rate)
 	unsigned int curr_rate;
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct reg_params tx_params, rx_params;
-	bool need_to_start;
+	bool need_to_start = false;
+	enum snd_dice_rate_mode mode;
 	int err;
 
 	if (dice->substreams_counter == 0)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	err = get_register_params(dice, &tx_params, &rx_params);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
+	/* Check sampling transmission frequency. */
 	err = snd_dice_transaction_get_rate(dice, &curr_rate);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(&dice->unit->device,
@@ -315,22 +313,36 @@ int snd_dice_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice, unsigned int rate)
 	if (rate != curr_rate)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Judge to need to restart streams. */
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_STREAMS; i++) {
-		if (i < tx_params.count) {
-			if (amdtp_streaming_error(&dice->tx_stream[i]) ||
-			    !amdtp_stream_running(&dice->tx_stream[i]))
-				break;
-		}
-		if (i < rx_params.count) {
-			if (amdtp_streaming_error(&dice->rx_stream[i]) ||
-			    !amdtp_stream_running(&dice->rx_stream[i]))
-				break;
-		}
+	/* Check error of packet streaming. */
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_STREAMS; ++i) {
+		if (amdtp_streaming_error(&dice->tx_stream[i]))
+			break;
+		if (amdtp_streaming_error(&dice->rx_stream[i]))
+			break;
 	}
-	need_to_start = (i < MAX_STREAMS);
+	if (i < MAX_STREAMS)
+		need_to_start = true;
+
+	/* Check required streams are running or not. */
+	err = snd_dice_stream_get_rate_mode(dice, rate, &mode);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_STREAMS; ++i) {
+		if (dice->tx_pcm_chs[i][mode] > 0 &&
+		    !amdtp_stream_running(&dice->tx_stream[i]))
+			break;
+		if (dice->rx_pcm_chs[i][mode] > 0 &&
+		    !amdtp_stream_running(&dice->rx_stream[i]))
+			break;
+	}
+	if (i < MAX_STREAMS)
+		need_to_start = true;
 
 	if (need_to_start) {
+		err = get_register_params(dice, &tx_params, &rx_params);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+
 		/* Stop transmission. */
 		snd_dice_transaction_clear_enable(dice);
 		stop_streams(dice, AMDTP_IN_STREAM, &tx_params);
@@ -341,7 +353,7 @@ int snd_dice_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice, unsigned int rate)
 		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_err(&dice->unit->device,
 				"fail to ensure phase lock\n");
-			return err;
+			goto error;
 		}
 
 		/* Start both streams. */