diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
index 35df73e42cbc..fb2f0ac1f16f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
@@ -439,8 +439,12 @@ static int hdmi_codec_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		if (!ret) {
 			ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_eld(substream->runtime,
 							hcp->eld);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				mutex_lock(&hcp->current_stream_lock);
+				hcp->current_stream = NULL;
+				mutex_unlock(&hcp->current_stream_lock);
 				return ret;
+			}
 		}
 		/* Select chmap supported */
 		hdmi_codec_eld_chmap(hcp);