diff --git a/sound/drivers/dummy.c b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
index 7b2b1f766b00..6ad2ff57833d 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/dummy.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
@@ -375,17 +375,9 @@ struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm {
 	ktime_t period_time;
 	atomic_t running;
 	struct hrtimer timer;
-	struct tasklet_struct tasklet;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
 };
 
-static void dummy_hrtimer_pcm_elapsed(unsigned long priv)
-{
-	struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *dpcm = (struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *)priv;
-	if (atomic_read(&dpcm->running))
-		snd_pcm_period_elapsed(dpcm->substream);
-}
-
 static enum hrtimer_restart dummy_hrtimer_callback(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
 	struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *dpcm;
@@ -393,7 +385,14 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart dummy_hrtimer_callback(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	dpcm = container_of(timer, struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm, timer);
 	if (!atomic_read(&dpcm->running))
 		return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
-	tasklet_schedule(&dpcm->tasklet);
+	/*
+	 * In cases of XRUN and draining, this calls .trigger to stop PCM
+	 * substream.
+	 */
+	snd_pcm_period_elapsed(dpcm->substream);
+	if (!atomic_read(&dpcm->running))
+		return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
+
 	hrtimer_forward_now(timer, dpcm->period_time);
 	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
 }
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ static int dummy_hrtimer_start(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *dpcm = substream->runtime->private_data;
 
 	dpcm->base_time = hrtimer_cb_get_time(&dpcm->timer);
-	hrtimer_start(&dpcm->timer, dpcm->period_time, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+	hrtimer_start(&dpcm->timer, dpcm->period_time, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 	atomic_set(&dpcm->running, 1);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -413,14 +412,14 @@ static int dummy_hrtimer_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *dpcm = substream->runtime->private_data;
 
 	atomic_set(&dpcm->running, 0);
-	hrtimer_cancel(&dpcm->timer);
+	if (!hrtimer_callback_running(&dpcm->timer))
+		hrtimer_cancel(&dpcm->timer);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void dummy_hrtimer_sync(struct dummy_hrtimer_pcm *dpcm)
 {
 	hrtimer_cancel(&dpcm->timer);
-	tasklet_kill(&dpcm->tasklet);
 }
 
 static snd_pcm_uframes_t
@@ -465,12 +464,10 @@ static int dummy_hrtimer_create(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (!dpcm)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	substream->runtime->private_data = dpcm;
-	hrtimer_init(&dpcm->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+	hrtimer_init(&dpcm->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 	dpcm->timer.function = dummy_hrtimer_callback;
 	dpcm->substream = substream;
 	atomic_set(&dpcm->running, 0);
-	tasklet_init(&dpcm->tasklet, dummy_hrtimer_pcm_elapsed,
-		     (unsigned long)dpcm);
 	return 0;
 }