int frame_diff;
        int est_delay;
 
+       if (!subs->last_delay)
+               return 0; /* short path */
+
        current_frame_number = usb_get_current_frame_number(subs->dev);
        /*
         * HCD implementations use different widths, use lower 8 bits.
                return;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&subs->lock, flags);
+       if (!subs->last_delay)
+               goto out; /* short path */
+
        est_delay = snd_usb_pcm_delay(subs, runtime->rate);
        /* update delay with exact number of samples played */
        if (processed > subs->last_delay)
                snd_printk(KERN_DEBUG "delay: estimated %d, actual %d\n",
                        est_delay, subs->last_delay);
 
+       if (!subs->running) {
+               /* update last_frame_number for delay counting here since
+                * prepare_playback_urb won't be called during pause
+                */
+               subs->last_frame_number =
+                       usb_get_current_frame_number(subs->dev) & 0xff;
+       }
+
+ out:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&subs->lock, flags);
 }
 
                return 0;
        case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
                subs->data_endpoint->prepare_data_urb = NULL;
-               subs->data_endpoint->retire_data_urb = NULL;
+               /* keep retire_data_urb for delay calculation */
+               subs->data_endpoint->retire_data_urb = retire_playback_urb;
                subs->running = 0;
                return 0;
        }