diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index e75822dd9930..fd4b71729eed 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2048,7 +2048,8 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 		switch (cmd) {
 		case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
 			if ((be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PREPARE) &&
-			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_STOP))
+			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_STOP) &&
+			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED))
 				continue;
 
 			ret = dpcm_do_trigger(dpcm, be_substream, cmd);
@@ -2078,7 +2079,8 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START;
 			break;
 		case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
-			if (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START)
+			if ((be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START) &&
+			    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED))
 				continue;
 
 			if (!snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_free_stop(fe, be, stream))