diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 9106d8e2300eab3e566f9a3807c469ee02aa7bcd..c61fd50f771f9ecd55c8e472d152321b37255e71 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -3161,7 +3161,7 @@ static unsigned int snd_pcm_playback_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 
 	substream = pcm_file->substream;
 	if (PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK(substream))
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM | POLLERR;
 	runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	poll_wait(file, &runtime->sleep, wait);
@@ -3200,7 +3200,7 @@ static unsigned int snd_pcm_capture_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 
 	substream = pcm_file->substream;
 	if (PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK(substream))
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return POLLIN | POLLRDNORM | POLLERR;
 	runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	poll_wait(file, &runtime->sleep, wait);