diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h b/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
index bc7af90099a8..75b92d883976 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ struct snd_soc_dpcm_runtime {
 	enum snd_soc_dpcm_state state;
 
 	int trigger_pending; /* trigger cmd + 1 if pending, 0 if not */
+
+	int be_start; /* refcount protected by BE stream pcm lock */
 };
 
 #define for_each_dpcm_fe(be, stream, _dpcm)				\
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 7043857e30b1..05a0f52eb11b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_CLOSE;
 			goto unwind;
 		}
-
+		be->dpcm[stream].be_start = 0;
 		be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_OPEN;
 		count++;
 	}
@@ -2105,14 +2105,21 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 
 		switch (cmd) {
 		case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
-			if ((be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PREPARE) &&
+			if (!be->dpcm[stream].be_start &&
+			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PREPARE) &&
 			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_STOP) &&
 			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED))
 				goto next;
 
+			be->dpcm[stream].be_start++;
+			if (be->dpcm[stream].be_start != 1)
+				goto next;
+
 			ret = soc_pcm_trigger(be_substream, cmd);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				be->dpcm[stream].be_start--;
 				goto next;
+			}
 
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START;
 			break;
@@ -2120,9 +2127,15 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 			if ((be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_SUSPEND))
 				goto next;
 
+			be->dpcm[stream].be_start++;
+			if (be->dpcm[stream].be_start != 1)
+				goto next;
+
 			ret = soc_pcm_trigger(be_substream, cmd);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				be->dpcm[stream].be_start--;
 				goto next;
+			}
 
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START;
 			break;
@@ -2130,9 +2143,15 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 			if ((be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED))
 				goto next;
 
+			be->dpcm[stream].be_start++;
+			if (be->dpcm[stream].be_start != 1)
+				goto next;
+
 			ret = soc_pcm_trigger(be_substream, cmd);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				be->dpcm[stream].be_start--;
 				goto next;
+			}
 
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START;
 			break;
@@ -2141,12 +2160,18 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED))
 				goto next;
 
-			if (!snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_free_stop(fe, be, stream))
+			if (be->dpcm[stream].state == SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START)
+				be->dpcm[stream].be_start--;
+
+			if (be->dpcm[stream].be_start != 0)
 				goto next;
 
 			ret = soc_pcm_trigger(be_substream, cmd);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				if (be->dpcm[stream].state == SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START)
+					be->dpcm[stream].be_start++;
 				goto next;
+			}
 
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_STOP;
 			break;
@@ -2154,12 +2179,15 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 			if (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START)
 				goto next;
 
-			if (!snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_free_stop(fe, be, stream))
+			be->dpcm[stream].be_start--;
+			if (be->dpcm[stream].be_start != 0)
 				goto next;
 
 			ret = soc_pcm_trigger(be_substream, cmd);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				be->dpcm[stream].be_start++;
 				goto next;
+			}
 
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_SUSPEND;
 			break;
@@ -2167,12 +2195,15 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 			if (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START)
 				goto next;
 
-			if (!snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_free_stop(fe, be, stream))
+			be->dpcm[stream].be_start--;
+			if (be->dpcm[stream].be_start != 0)
 				goto next;
 
 			ret = soc_pcm_trigger(be_substream, cmd);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				be->dpcm[stream].be_start++;
 				goto next;
+			}
 
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED;
 			break;
