diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index f731f904e8cc..1d8452912b14 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1445,8 +1445,15 @@ static int snd_pcm_pause(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int push)
 static int snd_pcm_pre_suspend(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int state)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	if (runtime->status->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SUSPENDED)
+	switch (runtime->status->state) {
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SUSPENDED:
 		return -EBUSY;
+	/* unresumable PCM state; return -EBUSY for skipping suspend */
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DISCONNECTED:
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
 	runtime->trigger_master = substream;
 	return 0;
 }