diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 6e03b465e44e3a05f82e93a2d25a61f030cc3cf6..a2104671f51d38df6eec99b3e0aa8ac570ea8988 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -1937,6 +1937,8 @@ static int wait_for_avail(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DISCONNECTED:
 			err = -EBADFD;
 			goto _endloop;
+		case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_PAUSED:
+			continue;
 		}
 		if (!tout) {
 			snd_printd("%s write error (DMA or IRQ trouble?)\n",