diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
index 05de8c44449f..e047910d73f5 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static int intel_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct sdw_intel *sdw = cdns_to_intel(cdns);
 	struct sdw_cdns_dma_data *dma;
 	int ch, dir;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	dma = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 	if (!dma) {
@@ -987,13 +987,8 @@ static int intel_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 					  dma->hw_params,
 					  sdw->instance,
 					  dma->pdi->intel_alh_id);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err;
 	}
 
-	ret = sdw_prepare_stream(dma->stream);
-
-err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1009,12 +1004,12 @@ intel_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 	if (!dma)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	ret = sdw_deprepare_stream(dma->stream);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dai->dev, "sdw_deprepare_stream: failed %d", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
+	/*
+	 * The sdw stream state will transition to RELEASED when stream->
+	 * master_list is empty. So the stream state will transition to
+	 * DEPREPARED for the first cpu-dai and to RELEASED for the last
+	 * cpu-dai.
+	 */
 	ret = sdw_stream_remove_master(&cdns->bus, dma->stream);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dai->dev, "remove master from stream %s failed: %d\n",