diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h b/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
index 0f6c50b17bba..bd8795198a7d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ int snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_free_stop(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 int snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 		struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *be, int stream);
 
+/* can this BE perform prepare */
+int snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_prepared(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
+				 struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *be, int stream);
+
 /* is the current PCM operation for this FE ? */
 int snd_soc_dpcm_fe_can_update(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index fb874f924bbe..e52c030bd17a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2332,6 +2332,9 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_prepare(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 		if (!snd_soc_dpcm_be_can_update(fe, be, stream))
 			continue;
 
+		if (!snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_prepared(fe, be, stream))
+			continue;
+
 		if ((be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_HW_PARAMS) &&
 		    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_STOP) &&
 		    (be->dpcm[stream].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_SUSPEND) &&
@@ -2972,3 +2975,20 @@ int snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 	return snd_soc_dpcm_check_state(fe, be, stream, state, ARRAY_SIZE(state));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_params);
+
+/*
+ * We can only prepare a BE DAI if any of it's FE are not prepared,
+ * running or paused for the specified stream direction.
+ */
+int snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_prepared(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
+				 struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *be, int stream)
+{
+	const enum snd_soc_dpcm_state state[] = {
+		SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_START,
+		SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PAUSED,
+		SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PREPARE,
+	};
+
+	return snd_soc_dpcm_check_state(fe, be, stream, state, ARRAY_SIZE(state));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_prepared);