diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
index 8e602e42afee..7a8eebb078e8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ static int sof_pcm_close(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 		 */
 	}
 
+	spcm->stream[substream->stream].substream = NULL;
+
 	return 0;
 }