struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = asoc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
        int ret;
 
+       if (!snd_soc_dai_active(soc_dai))
+               return 0;
+
 #define __soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(name, NAME)                           \
        if (soc_dai->name && (soc_dai->driver->symmetric_##name ||      \
                              rtd->dai_link->symmetric_##name)) {       \
 
        /* Symmetry only applies if we've already got an active stream. */
        for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai) {
-               if (snd_soc_dai_active(dai)) {
-                       ret = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(substream, dai);
-                       if (ret != 0)
-                               goto err;
-               }
+               ret = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(substream, dai);
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       goto err;
        }
 
        pr_debug("ASoC: %s <-> %s info:\n",
 
        for_each_rtd_cpu_dais (fe, i, fe_cpu_dai) {
                /* Symmetry only applies if we've got an active stream. */
-               if (snd_soc_dai_active(fe_cpu_dai)) {
-                       err = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(fe_substream, fe_cpu_dai);
-                       if (err < 0)
-                               return err;
-               }
+               err = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(fe_substream, fe_cpu_dai);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       return err;
        }
 
        /* apply symmetry for BE */
 
                /* Symmetry only applies if we've got an active stream. */
                for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai) {
-                       if (snd_soc_dai_active(dai)) {
-                               err = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(fe_substream, dai);
-                               if (err < 0)
-                                       return err;
-                       }
+                       err = soc_pcm_apply_symmetry(fe_substream, dai);
+                       if (err < 0)
+                               return err;
                }
        }