diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index b75db8e..bc57501 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -373,6 +373,11 @@
 			   (unsigned long)new_hw_ptr,
 			   (unsigned long)runtime->hw_ptr_base);
 	}
+
+	/* without period interrupts, there are no regular pointer updates */
+	if (runtime->no_period_wakeup)
+		goto no_delta_check;
+
 	/* something must be really wrong */
 	if (delta >= runtime->buffer_size + runtime->period_size) {
 		hw_ptr_error(substream,
@@ -442,6 +447,7 @@
 			     (long)old_hw_ptr);
 	}
 
+ no_delta_check:
 	if (runtime->status->hw_ptr == new_hw_ptr)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 8bc7cb3..f91a439 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -423,6 +423,9 @@
 	runtime->info = params->info;
 	runtime->rate_num = params->rate_num;
 	runtime->rate_den = params->rate_den;
+	runtime->no_period_wakeup =
+			(params->info & SNDRV_PCM_INFO_NO_PERIOD_WAKEUP) &&
+			(params->flags & SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAMS_NO_PERIOD_WAKEUP);
 
 	bits = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(runtime->format);
 	runtime->sample_bits = bits;