diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
index bd0bddf73830..c28ce7f0d742 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
@@ -1460,7 +1460,8 @@ static void sdw_release_bus_lock(struct sdw_stream_runtime *stream)
 	}
 }
 
-static int _sdw_prepare_stream(struct sdw_stream_runtime *stream)
+static int _sdw_prepare_stream(struct sdw_stream_runtime *stream,
+			       bool update_params)
 {
 	struct sdw_master_runtime *m_rt;
 	struct sdw_bus *bus = NULL;
@@ -1480,6 +1481,9 @@ static int _sdw_prepare_stream(struct sdw_stream_runtime *stream)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		if (!update_params)
+			goto program_params;
+
 		/* Increment cumulative bus bandwidth */
 		/* TODO: Update this during Device-Device support */
 		bus->params.bandwidth += m_rt->stream->params.rate *
@@ -1495,6 +1499,7 @@ static int _sdw_prepare_stream(struct sdw_stream_runtime *stream)
 			}
 		}
 
+program_params:
 		/* Program params */
 		ret = sdw_program_params(bus);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1544,6 +1549,7 @@ restore_params:
  */
 int sdw_prepare_stream(struct sdw_stream_runtime *stream)
 {
+	bool update_params = true;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!stream) {
@@ -1567,7 +1573,16 @@ int sdw_prepare_stream(struct sdw_stream_runtime *stream)
 		goto state_err;
 	}
 
-	ret = _sdw_prepare_stream(stream);
+	/*
+	 * when the stream is DISABLED, this means sdw_prepare_stream()
+	 * is called as a result of an underflow or a resume operation.
+	 * In this case, the bus parameters shall not be recomputed, but
+	 * still need to be re-applied
+	 */
+	if (stream->state == SDW_STREAM_DISABLED)
+		update_params = false;
+
+	ret = _sdw_prepare_stream(stream, update_params);
 
 state_err:
 	sdw_release_bus_lock(stream);