diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c
index 35a806c84..2995c3ceb 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@ static int mmap_write(struct userdata *u, pa_usec_t *sleep_usec, pa_bool_t polle
 
             if (PA_UNLIKELY((sframes = snd_pcm_mmap_commit(u->pcm_handle, offset, frames)) < 0)) {
 
+                if (!after_avail && (int) sframes == -EAGAIN)
+                    break;
+
                 if ((r = try_recover(u, "snd_pcm_mmap_commit", (int) sframes)) == 0)
                     continue;