diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
index 1ed0251d259236..9b3d110d021fca 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ static int intel_ace2x_bpt_open_stream(struct sdw_intel *sdw, struct sdw_slave *
 	int len;
 	int i;
 
+	if (cdns->bus.bpt_stream) {
+		dev_err(cdns->dev, "%s: BPT stream already exists\n", __func__);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
 	stream = sdw_alloc_stream("BPT", SDW_STREAM_BPT);
 	if (!stream)
 		return -ENOMEM;