diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_dmaengine.c b/sound/core/pcm_dmaengine.c
index 5b2ca028f5aa..494ec0c207fa 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_dmaengine.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_dmaengine.c
@@ -133,12 +133,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data);
 
 static void dmaengine_pcm_dma_complete(void *arg)
 {
+	unsigned int new_pos;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = arg;
 	struct dmaengine_pcm_runtime_data *prtd = substream_to_prtd(substream);
 
-	prtd->pos += snd_pcm_lib_period_bytes(substream);
-	if (prtd->pos >= snd_pcm_lib_buffer_bytes(substream))
-		prtd->pos = 0;
+	new_pos = prtd->pos + snd_pcm_lib_period_bytes(substream);
+	if (new_pos >= snd_pcm_lib_buffer_bytes(substream))
+		new_pos = 0;
+	prtd->pos = new_pos;
 
 	snd_pcm_period_elapsed(substream);
 }