diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 70e4b9d8bdcd..317395824cd7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@
 
 #define DPCM_MAX_BE_USERS	8
 
+/*
+ * snd_soc_dai_stream_valid() - check if a DAI supports the given stream
+ *
+ * Returns true if the DAI supports the indicated stream type.
+ */
+static bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *codec_stream;
+
+	if (stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+		codec_stream = &dai->driver->playback;
+	else
+		codec_stream = &dai->driver->capture;
+
+	/* If the codec specifies any rate at all, it supports the stream. */
+	return codec_stream->rates;
+}
+
 /**
  * snd_soc_runtime_activate() - Increment active count for PCM runtime components
  * @rtd: ASoC PCM runtime that is activated
@@ -371,6 +389,20 @@ static void soc_pcm_init_runtime_hw(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	/* first calculate min/max only for CODECs in the DAI link */
 	for (i = 0; i < rtd->num_codecs; i++) {
+
+		/*
+		 * Skip CODECs which don't support the current stream type.
+		 * Otherwise, since the rate, channel, and format values will
+		 * zero in that case, we would have no usable settings left,
+		 * causing the resulting setup to fail.
+		 * At least one CODEC should match, otherwise we should have
+		 * bailed out on a higher level, since there would be no
+		 * CODEC to support the transfer direction in that case.
+		 */
+		if (!snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(rtd->codec_dais[i],
+					      substream->stream))
+			continue;
+
 		codec_dai_drv = rtd->codec_dais[i]->driver;
 		if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
 			codec_stream = &codec_dai_drv->playback;
@@ -827,6 +859,23 @@ static int soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = rtd->codec_dais[i];
 		struct snd_pcm_hw_params codec_params;
 
+		/*
+		 * Skip CODECs which don't support the current stream type,
+		 * the idea being that if a CODEC is not used for the currently
+		 * set up transfer direction, it should not need to be
+		 * configured, especially since the configuration used might
+		 * not even be supported by that CODEC. There may be cases
+		 * however where a CODEC needs to be set up although it is
+		 * actually not being used for the transfer, e.g. if a
+		 * capture-only CODEC is acting as an LRCLK and/or BCLK master
+		 * for the DAI link including a playback-only CODEC.
+		 * If this becomes necessary, we will have to augment the
+		 * machine driver setup with information on how to act, so
+		 * we can do the right thing here.
+		 */
+		if (!snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, substream->stream))
+			continue;
+
 		/* copy params for each codec */
 		codec_params = *params;