diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 2d846b3dd70ca1337ec8d62b2dc41a38858afcc2..0e2b2c6c60bd1deb238e91fb5e8a9babe40bf52b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1779,14 +1779,15 @@ static int dpcm_apply_symmetry(struct snd_pcm_substream *fe_substream,
 
 		/* Symmetry only applies if we've got an active stream. */
 		if (rtd->cpu_dai->active) {
-			err = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(be_substream, rtd->cpu_dai);
+			err = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(fe_substream,
+						     rtd->cpu_dai);
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < rtd->num_codecs; i++) {
 			if (rtd->codec_dais[i]->active) {
-				err = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(be_substream,
+				err = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(fe_substream,
 							     rtd->codec_dais[i]);
 				if (err < 0)
 					return err;