struct snd_compr_stream *cstream;
        unsigned int wpos;
        struct mutex mutex;
+       bool allocated;
 };
 
 /* private data for the driver */
        struct hsw_pcm_data pcm[HSW_PCM_COUNT];
 };
 
+static u32 hsw_notify_pointer(struct sst_hsw_stream *stream, void *data);
+
 static inline u32 hsw_mixer_to_ipc(unsigned int value)
 {
        if (value >= ARRAY_SIZE(volume_map))
        u8 channels;
        int ret;
 
+       /* check if we are being called a subsequent time */
+       if (pcm_data->allocated) {
+               ret = sst_hsw_stream_reset(hsw, pcm_data->stream);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       dev_dbg(rtd->dev, "error: reset stream failed %d\n",
+                               ret);
+
+               ret = sst_hsw_stream_free(hsw, pcm_data->stream);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       dev_dbg(rtd->dev, "error: free stream failed %d\n",
+                               ret);
+                       return ret;
+               }
+               pcm_data->allocated = false;
+
+               pcm_data->stream = sst_hsw_stream_new(hsw, rtd->cpu_dai->id,
+                       hsw_notify_pointer, pcm_data);
+               if (pcm_data->stream == NULL) {
+                       dev_err(rtd->dev, "error: failed to create stream\n");
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+       }
+
        /* stream direction */
        if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
                path_id = SST_HSW_STREAM_PATH_SSP0_OUT;
                dev_err(rtd->dev, "error: failed to commit stream %d\n", ret);
                return ret;
        }
+       pcm_data->allocated = true;
 
        ret = sst_hsw_stream_pause(hsw, pcm_data->stream, 1);
        if (ret < 0)
                dev_dbg(rtd->dev, "error: free stream failed %d\n", ret);
                goto out;
        }
+       pcm_data->allocated = 0;
        pcm_data->stream = NULL;
 
 out: