diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
index 9f2b6097f486..30b3472d0b75 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
@@ -1753,7 +1753,8 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_emu10k1_fx8010_playback =
 {
 	.info =			(SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP | SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME |
-				 /* SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID | */ SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE),
+				 /* SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID | */ SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE |
+				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_SYNC_APPLPTR),
 	.formats =		SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U8 | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
 	.rates =		SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000,
 	.rate_min =		48000,