2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sound/usb/endpoint.c b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
index 0f647d22cb4a..c41181202688 100644
--- a/sound/usb/endpoint.c
+++ b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
@@ -821,10 +821,6 @@ int snd_usb_endpoint_start(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep)
         if (++ep->use_count != 1)
                 return 0;
 
-        /* just to be sure */
-        deactivate_urbs(ep, 0, 1);
-        wait_clear_urbs(ep);
-
         ep->active_mask = 0;
         ep->unlink_mask = 0;
         ep->phase = 0;
diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index a1298f379428..62ec808ed792 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ static int snd_usb_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
         subs->last_frame_number = 0;
         runtime->delay = 0;
 
+        /* clear the pending deactivation on the target EPs */
+        deactivate_endpoints(subs);
+
         /* for playback, submit the URBs now; otherwise, the first hwptr_done
          * updates for all URBs would happen at the same time when starting */
         if (subs->direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)