hda_stream = hstream_to_sof_hda_stream(hstream);
 
-               /* check if available */
+               /* check if link is available */
                if (!hstream->link_locked) {
                        if (stream->opened) {
                                /*
                                }
                        } else {
                                res = hstream;
+
+                               /*
+                                * This must be a hostless stream.
+                                * So reserve the host DMA channel.
+                                */
+                               hda_stream->host_reserved = 1;
                                break;
                        }
                }
        snd_hdac_ext_stream_release(link_dev, HDAC_EXT_STREAM_TYPE_LINK);
        link_dev->link_prepared = 0;
 
+       /* free the host DMA channel reserved by hostless streams */
+       hda_stream->host_reserved = 0;
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 hda_dsp_stream_get(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int direction)
 {
        struct hdac_bus *bus = sof_to_bus(sdev);
+       struct sof_intel_hda_stream *hda_stream;
        struct hdac_ext_stream *stream = NULL;
        struct hdac_stream *s;
 
        /* get an unused stream */
        list_for_each_entry(s, &bus->stream_list, list) {
                if (s->direction == direction && !s->opened) {
-                       s->opened = true;
                        stream = stream_to_hdac_ext_stream(s);
+                       hda_stream = container_of(stream,
+                                                 struct sof_intel_hda_stream,
+                                                 hda_stream);
+                       /* check if the host DMA channel is reserved */
+                       if (hda_stream->host_reserved)
+                               continue;
+
+                       s->opened = true;
                        break;
                }
        }
 
        struct hdac_ext_stream hda_stream;
        struct sof_intel_stream stream;
        int hw_params_upon_resume; /* set up hw_params upon resume */
+       int host_reserved; /* reserve host DMA channel */
 };
 
 #define hstream_to_sof_hda_stream(hstream) \