diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.c b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.c
index bc03f71bf16e..09e4c1d05636 100644
--- a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.c
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.c
@@ -456,7 +456,11 @@ void xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair_clear(struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl_pair *evt_pai
 	}
 
 	scoped_guard(mutex, &evt_pair->evt.ring_io_lock) {
-		evt_pair->evt.evt_next_id = 0;
+		evt_pair->evt.evt_id = 0;
+		/* Drop obsolete events queued for the previous stream instance. */
+		evt_pair->evt.u.evt.page->in_cons =
+			evt_pair->evt.u.evt.page->in_prod;
+		/* Ensure the consumer index is visible before stream reuse. */
+		virt_wmb();
 	}
 }
-
diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h
index 3675fba70564..8400261ac466 100644
--- a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ struct xen_snd_front_evtchnl {
 	/* State of the event channel. */
 	enum xen_snd_front_evtchnl_state state;
 	enum xen_snd_front_evtchnl_type type;
-	/* Either response id or incoming event id. */
+	/* Current response id or next expected incoming event id. */
 	u16 evt_id;
-	/* Next request id or next expected event id. */
+	/* Next request id. */
 	u16 evt_next_id;
 	/* Shared ring access lock. */
 	struct mutex ring_io_lock;