diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320dac33.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320dac33.c
index 080ec9183f672d2896e8936e323d0bd7f594e6df..a0ba5d1be1b31c7bd15dc81a6f95026f397d5140 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320dac33.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320dac33.c
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ static int dac33_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 
 	switch (level) {
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_ON:
-		dac33_soft_power(codec, 1);
+		if (!dac33->substream)
+			dac33_soft_power(codec, 1);
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_PREPARE:
 		break;