diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
index 5e68357c293b..028d60c196ae 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
@@ -154,9 +154,13 @@ static int hdmi_codec_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct hdmi_codec_priv *hcp = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
 	int ret;
+	bool playback = (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
 
 	dev_dbg(dai->dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
+	if (!playback)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = hdmi_codec_new_stream(substream, dai);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -188,9 +192,13 @@ static void hdmi_codec_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 	struct hdmi_codec_priv *hcp = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+	bool playback = (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
 
 	dev_dbg(dai->dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
+	if (!playback)
+		return;
+
 	WARN_ON(hcp->current_stream != substream);
 
 	hcp->hcd.ops->audio_shutdown(dai->dev->parent, hcp->hcd.data);