diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 672babd20cb1..f731f904e8cc 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,14 @@ int snd_pcm_suspend_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 			/* FIXME: the open/close code should lock this as well */
 			if (substream->runtime == NULL)
 				continue;
+
+			/*
+			 * Skip BE dai link PCM's that are internal and may
+			 * not have their substream ops set.
+			 */
+			if (!substream->ops)
+				continue;
+
 			err = snd_pcm_suspend(substream);
 			if (err < 0 && err != -EBUSY)
 				return err;