diff --git a/hw/audio/intel-hda.c b/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
index d41f82cec4..9e075c0137 100644
--- a/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
+++ b/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static void intel_hda_set_st_ctl(IntelHDAState *d, const IntelHDAReg *reg, uint3
     if (st->ctl & 0x01) {
         /* reset */
         dprint(d, 1, "st #%d: reset\n", reg->stream);
-        st->ctl = 0;
+        st->ctl = SD_STS_FIFO_READY << 24;
     }
     if ((st->ctl & 0x02) != (old & 0x02)) {
         uint32_t stnr = (st->ctl >> 20) & 0x0f;
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ static const struct IntelHDAReg regtab[] = {
         .wclear   = 0x1c000000,                                       \
         .offset   = offsetof(IntelHDAState, st[_i].ctl),              \
         .whandler = intel_hda_set_st_ctl,                             \
+        .reset    = SD_STS_FIFO_READY << 24                           \
     },                                                                \
     [ ST_REG(_i, ICH6_REG_SD_LPIB) ] = {                              \
         .stream   = _i,                                               \