diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/sst-baytrail-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/sst-baytrail-pcm.c
index 3af38576e91eeb961269f14261316443ff5c56bd..8eab97368ea7681f6a294a0e18a0987a7c88bfdf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/sst-baytrail-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/sst-baytrail-pcm.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static int sst_byt_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
+		pcm_data->hw_ptr = 0;
 		sst_byt_stream_start(byt, pcm_data->stream, 0);
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME: