diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm.c b/src/pcm/pcm.c
index 1bae7e07..2a90b774 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm.c
@@ -6291,7 +6291,7 @@ static void snd_pcm_unlink_ptr(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_rbptr_t *pcm_rbptr,
 			goto __found;
 		}
 	}
-	assert(0);
+	/* assert(0); */
 	return;
 
       __found:
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_plug.c b/src/pcm/pcm_plug.c
index e8a5f4ae..1798b6ff 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_plug.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_plug.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_plug_close(snd_pcm_t *pcm)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (plug->close_slave) {
+		snd_pcm_unlink_hw_ptr(pcm, plug->req_slave);
+		snd_pcm_unlink_appl_ptr(pcm, plug->req_slave);
 		err = snd_pcm_close(plug->req_slave);
 		if (err < 0)
 			result = err;
@@ -313,6 +315,8 @@ static void snd_pcm_plug_clear(snd_pcm_t *pcm)
 	snd_pcm_t *slave = plug->req_slave;
 	/* Clear old plugins */
 	if (plug->slave != slave) {
+		snd_pcm_unlink_hw_ptr(pcm, plug->slave);
+		snd_pcm_unlink_appl_ptr(pcm, plug->slave);
 		snd_pcm_close(plug->slave);
 		plug->slave = slave;
 		pcm->fast_ops = slave->fast_ops;