diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
index 20422534baf19f..6cd3a873237501 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static void intel_ace2x_bpt_close_stream(struct sdw_intel *sdw, struct sdw_slave
 		dev_err(cdns->dev, "%s: remove slave failed: %d\n",
 			__func__, ret);
 
+	sdw_release_stream(cdns->bus.bpt_stream);
 	cdns->bus.bpt_stream = NULL;
 }