diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/sb16_main.c b/sound/isa/sb/sb16_main.c
index 5efbd0a41312..1497a7822eee 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/sb16_main.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/sb16_main.c
@@ -714,6 +714,10 @@ static int snd_sb16_dma_control_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, struct snd_ct
 	change = nval != oval;
 	snd_sb16_set_dma_mode(chip, nval);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->reg_lock, flags);
+	if (change) {
+		snd_dma_disable(chip->dma8);
+		snd_dma_disable(chip->dma16);
+	}
 	return change;
 }