diff --git a/sound/drivers/dummy.c b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
index 7283f0f18813..ddd4da058693 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/dummy.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct dummy_timer_ops {
 	int (*prepare)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
 	int (*start)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
 	int (*stop)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
+	int (*sync_stop)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t (*pointer)(struct snd_pcm_substream *);
 };
 
@@ -407,9 +408,12 @@ static int dummy_hrtimer_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void dummy_hrtimer_sync(struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *dpcm)
+static int dummy_hrtimer_sync_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
+	struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *dpcm = substream->runtime->private_data;
+
 	hrtimer_cancel(&dpcm->timer);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static snd_pcm_uframes_t
@@ -435,7 +439,6 @@ static int dummy_hrtimer_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	long sec;
 	unsigned long nsecs;
 
-	dummy_hrtimer_sync(dpcm);
 	period = runtime->period_size;
 	rate = runtime->rate;
 	sec = period / rate;
@@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ static int dummy_hrtimer_create(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 static void dummy_hrtimer_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *dpcm = substream->runtime->private_data;
-	dummy_hrtimer_sync(dpcm);
+
 	kfree(dpcm);
 }
 
@@ -473,6 +476,7 @@ static const struct dummy_timer_ops dummy_hrtimer_ops = {
 	.prepare =	dummy_hrtimer_prepare,
 	.start =	dummy_hrtimer_start,
 	.stop =		dummy_hrtimer_stop,
+	.sync_stop =	dummy_hrtimer_sync_stop,
 	.pointer =	dummy_hrtimer_pointer,
 };
 
@@ -495,6 +499,13 @@ static int dummy_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static int dummy_pcm_sync_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	if (get_dummy_ops(substream)->sync_stop)
+		return get_dummy_ops(substream)->sync_stop(substream);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int dummy_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	return get_dummy_ops(substream)->prepare(substream);
@@ -646,6 +657,7 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_ops dummy_pcm_ops = {
 	.hw_params =	dummy_pcm_hw_params,
 	.prepare =	dummy_pcm_prepare,
 	.trigger =	dummy_pcm_trigger,
+	.sync_stop =	dummy_pcm_sync_stop,
 	.pointer =	dummy_pcm_pointer,
 };
 
@@ -655,6 +667,7 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_ops dummy_pcm_ops_no_buf = {
 	.hw_params =	dummy_pcm_hw_params,
 	.prepare =	dummy_pcm_prepare,
 	.trigger =	dummy_pcm_trigger,
+	.sync_stop =	dummy_pcm_sync_stop,
 	.pointer =	dummy_pcm_pointer,
 	.copy =		dummy_pcm_copy,
 	.fill_silence =	dummy_pcm_silence,