diff --git a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
index 0ebcabfdc7ce0162c9a77ed30ca038e6588cae63..fcca3eebc91fb58bd53fd817b5467186afc8c20c 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
@@ -410,8 +410,6 @@ break_both_connections(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 static void
 destroy_both_connections(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 {
-	break_both_connections(bebob);
-
 	cmp_connection_destroy(&bebob->in_conn);
 	cmp_connection_destroy(&bebob->out_conn);
 }
@@ -712,16 +710,14 @@ void snd_bebob_stream_update_duplex(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 	mutex_unlock(&bebob->mutex);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function should be called before starting streams or after stopping
+ * streams.
+ */
 void snd_bebob_stream_destroy_duplex(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&bebob->mutex);
 
-	amdtp_stream_pcm_abort(&bebob->rx_stream);
-	amdtp_stream_pcm_abort(&bebob->tx_stream);
-
-	amdtp_stream_stop(&bebob->rx_stream);
-	amdtp_stream_stop(&bebob->tx_stream);
-
 	amdtp_stream_destroy(&bebob->rx_stream);
 	amdtp_stream_destroy(&bebob->tx_stream);
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
index fa9cf761b610ad81e537634590f6f33cff7e674e..07dbd01d7a6bd336d901fa78b83365b44307b1a0 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-stream.c
@@ -311,14 +311,21 @@ static int init_stream(struct snd_dice *dice, struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function should be called before starting streams or after stopping
+ * streams.
+ */
 static void destroy_stream(struct snd_dice *dice, struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 {
-	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
+	struct fw_iso_resources *resources;
 
 	if (stream == &dice->tx_stream)
-		fw_iso_resources_destroy(&dice->tx_resources);
+		resources = &dice->tx_resources;
 	else
-		fw_iso_resources_destroy(&dice->rx_resources);
+		resources = &dice->rx_resources;
+
+	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
+	fw_iso_resources_destroy(resources);
 }
 
 int snd_dice_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice)
@@ -332,6 +339,8 @@ int snd_dice_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice)
 		goto end;
 
 	err = init_stream(dice, &dice->rx_stream);
+	if (err < 0)
+		destroy_stream(dice, &dice->tx_stream);
 end:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -340,10 +349,7 @@ void snd_dice_stream_destroy_duplex(struct snd_dice *dice)
 {
 	snd_dice_transaction_clear_enable(dice);
 
-	stop_stream(dice, &dice->tx_stream);
 	destroy_stream(dice, &dice->tx_stream);
-
-	stop_stream(dice, &dice->rx_stream);
 	destroy_stream(dice, &dice->rx_stream);
 
 	dice->substreams_counter = 0;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
index 4f440e16366780f097d8c03daeb45e01fb5e7eb0..f817b7ae097e28acf10819e3f0c39bcde3b87cd5 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
@@ -100,17 +100,22 @@ start_stream(struct snd_efw *efw, struct amdtp_stream *stream,
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function should be called before starting the stream or after stopping
+ * the streams.
+ */
 static void
 destroy_stream(struct snd_efw *efw, struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 {
-	stop_stream(efw, stream);
-
-	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
+	struct cmp_connection *conn;
 
 	if (stream == &efw->tx_stream)
-		cmp_connection_destroy(&efw->out_conn);
+		conn = &efw->out_conn;
 	else
-		cmp_connection_destroy(&efw->in_conn);
+		conn = &efw->in_conn;
+
+	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
+	cmp_connection_destroy(&efw->out_conn);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
index bda845afb470703ff0c05bd69f1caac5bfeabbd6..29ccb3637164f82846022c37b2818e1a6ad4989e 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ void snd_oxfw_stream_stop_simplex(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw,
 	stop_stream(oxfw, stream);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function should be called before starting the stream or after stopping
+ * the streams.
+ */
 void snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw,
 				     struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 {
@@ -347,8 +351,6 @@ void snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw,
 	else
 		conn = &oxfw->in_conn;
 
-	stop_stream(oxfw, stream);
-
 	amdtp_stream_destroy(stream);
 	cmp_connection_destroy(conn);
 }