diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
index 5313f50f17da..55ecf87586c4 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_ioctl_xferi_compat(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return -ENOTTY;
 	if (substream->stream != dir)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (substream->runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
+	if (snd_pcm_get_state(substream) == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
 		return -EBADFD;
 
 	if (get_user(buf, &data32->buf) ||
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_ioctl_xfern_compat(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return -ENOTTY;
 	if (substream->stream != dir)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (substream->runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
+	if (snd_pcm_get_state(substream) == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
 		return -EBADFD;
 
 	ch = substream->runtime->channels;
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 50da38b141cb..cf9a074c6ce0 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -3306,10 +3306,9 @@ static int snd_pcm_xferi_frames_ioctl(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				      struct snd_xferi __user *_xferi)
 {
 	struct snd_xferi xferi;
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	snd_pcm_sframes_t result;
 
-	if (runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
+	if (snd_pcm_get_state(substream) == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
 		return -EBADFD;
 	if (put_user(0, &_xferi->result))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -3332,7 +3331,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_xfern_frames_ioctl(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	void *bufs __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	snd_pcm_sframes_t result;
 
-	if (runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
+	if (snd_pcm_get_state(substream) == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
 		return -EBADFD;
 	if (runtime->channels > 128)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -3395,7 +3394,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_common_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	if (PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK(substream))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	if (substream->runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+	if (snd_pcm_get_state(substream) == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
 		return -EBADFD;
 
 	res = snd_power_wait(substream->pcm->card);