diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index 40dae723c59db1a4ade8cf3afa7c29ff1e088e24..6cf5b8440cf3055ffaf515ed45909e59fb8d0eb1 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -834,6 +834,10 @@ static int snd_compr_next_track(struct snd_compr_stream *stream)
 	if (stream->runtime->state != SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	/* next track doesn't have any meaning for capture streams */
+	if (stream->direction == SND_COMPRESS_CAPTURE)
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	/* you can signal next track if this is intended to be a gapless stream
 	 * and current track metadata is set
 	 */
@@ -861,6 +865,10 @@ static int snd_compr_partial_drain(struct snd_compr_stream *stream)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/* partial drain doesn't have any meaning for capture streams */
+	if (stream->direction == SND_COMPRESS_CAPTURE)
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	/* stream can be drained only when next track has been signalled */
 	if (stream->next_track == false)
 		return -EPERM;