diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index f60eb27c74f..35f30f5ad5a 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ static int snd_compr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 static int snd_compr_free(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 {
 	struct snd_compr_file *data = f->private_data;
+	struct snd_compr_runtime *runtime = data->stream.runtime;
+
+	switch (runtime->state) {
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DRAINING:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_PAUSED:
+		data->stream.ops->trigger(&data->stream, SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	data->stream.ops->free(&data->stream);
 	kfree(data->stream.runtime->buffer);
 	kfree(data->stream.runtime);