diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 4019bc10897c..9833e53754cb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1179,6 +1179,9 @@ static snd_pcm_uframes_t soc_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	snd_pcm_sframes_t codec_delay = 0;
 	int i;
 
+	/* clearing the previous total delay */
+	runtime->delay = 0;
+
 	for_each_rtdcom(rtd, rtdcom) {
 		component = rtdcom->component;
 
@@ -1190,6 +1193,8 @@ static snd_pcm_uframes_t soc_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		offset = component->driver->ops->pointer(substream);
 		break;
 	}
+	/* base delay if assigned in pointer callback */
+	delay = runtime->delay;
 
 	if (cpu_dai->driver->ops->delay)
 		delay += cpu_dai->driver->ops->delay(substream, cpu_dai);