diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 7dc0060617f1..c9d0c2bb55b2 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -2367,6 +2367,7 @@ static void relink_to_local(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 static int snd_pcm_unlink(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *s;
 	struct snd_pcm_group *group;
 	bool nonatomic = substream->pcm->nonatomic;
 	bool do_free = false;
@@ -2379,6 +2380,12 @@ static int snd_pcm_unlink(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	group = substream->group;
 	snd_pcm_group_lock_irq(group, nonatomic);
 
+	/* release drain waiters before changing membership, else snd_pcm_drain()
+	 * leaves its on-stack wait entry queued on a member's sleep list
+	 */
+	snd_pcm_group_for_each_entry(s, substream)
+		wake_up(&s->runtime->sleep);
+
 	relink_to_local(substream);
 	refcount_dec(&group->refs);