diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
index 0216d3f530971c5aa521e86276167165ef981926..b36832ef73420c04b1221c6bbfceb1470b5331a8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ void rsnd_mod_interrupt(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 int rsnd_io_is_working(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io)
 {
 	/* see rsnd_dai_stream_init/quit() */
-	return !!io->substream;
+	if (io->substream)
+		return snd_pcm_running(io->substream);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int rsnd_runtime_channel_original(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io)