diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
index b1a5ab95fcc95762650ec05580a9d86d8a274e58..a651fed62a27d0f4e229f4bf6112ee8064e75086 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
@@ -3452,7 +3452,8 @@ int wm_adsp_compr_trigger(struct snd_compr_stream *stream, int cmd)
 		}
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
-		wm_adsp_buffer_clear(compr->buf);
+		if (wm_adsp_compr_attached(compr))
+			wm_adsp_buffer_clear(compr->buf);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;