diff --git a/sound/soc/sti/uniperif_player.c b/sound/soc/sti/uniperif_player.c
index 1e19a7c6b7e8..5c2bc53f0a9b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sti/uniperif_player.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sti/uniperif_player.c
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ static int uni_player_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct sti_uniperiph_data *priv = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
 	struct uniperif *player = priv->dai_data.uni;
+	player->substream = substream;
 
 	player->clk_adj = 0;
 
@@ -950,6 +951,8 @@ static void uni_player_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (player->state != UNIPERIF_STATE_STOPPED)
 		/* Stop the player */
 		uni_player_stop(player);
+
+	player->substream = NULL;
 }
 
 static int uni_player_parse_dt_clk_glue(struct platform_device *pdev,