diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index b67f6fe08a1be410a4fa77e3b7aceb8ea5c8420c..e08c6c6ca0292d11a5661f8baebe61cead24f197 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,14 @@ int snd_pcm_suspend_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 			/* FIXME: the open/close code should lock this as well */
 			if (substream->runtime == NULL)
 				continue;
+
+			/*
+			 * Skip BE dai link PCM's that are internal and may
+			 * not have their substream ops set.
+			 */
+			if (!substream->ops)
+				continue;
+
 			err = snd_pcm_suspend(substream);
 			if (err < 0 && err != -EBUSY)
 				return err;