diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index d9af6387f37c..9d518ac73eea 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -384,8 +384,7 @@ static unsigned int snd_compr_poll(struct file *f, poll_table *wait)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	mutex_lock(&stream->device->lock);
-	if (stream->runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_PAUSED ||
-			stream->runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN) {
+	if (stream->runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN) {
 		retval = -EBADFD;
 		goto out;
 	}