diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp.c b/sound/firewire/amdtp.c
index 3284ee9c1eca..c2685fbd7366 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp.c
@@ -531,6 +531,20 @@ int amdtp_out_stream_start(struct amdtp_out_stream *s, int channel, int speed)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(amdtp_out_stream_start);
 
+/**
+ * amdtp_out_stream_pcm_pointer - get the PCM buffer position
+ * @s: the AMDTP output stream that transports the PCM data
+ *
+ * Returns the current buffer position, in frames.
+ */
+unsigned long amdtp_out_stream_pcm_pointer(struct amdtp_out_stream *s)
+{
+	fw_iso_context_flush_completions(s->context);
+
+	return ACCESS_ONCE(s->pcm_buffer_pointer);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(amdtp_out_stream_pcm_pointer);
+
 /**
  * amdtp_out_stream_update - update the stream after a bus reset
  * @s: the AMDTP output stream
diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp.h b/sound/firewire/amdtp.h
index 4987f826f9f3..3f13ff63c5d2 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ void amdtp_out_stream_stop(struct amdtp_out_stream *s);
 void amdtp_out_stream_set_pcm_format(struct amdtp_out_stream *s,
 				     snd_pcm_format_t format);
 void amdtp_out_stream_pcm_prepare(struct amdtp_out_stream *s);
+unsigned long amdtp_out_stream_pcm_pointer(struct amdtp_out_stream *s);
 void amdtp_out_stream_pcm_abort(struct amdtp_out_stream *s);
 
 /**
@@ -140,18 +141,6 @@ static inline void amdtp_out_stream_pcm_trigger(struct amdtp_out_stream *s,
 	ACCESS_ONCE(s->pcm) = pcm;
 }
 
-/**
- * amdtp_out_stream_pcm_pointer - get the PCM buffer position
- * @s: the AMDTP output stream that transports the PCM data
- *
- * Returns the current buffer position, in frames.
- */
-static inline unsigned long
-amdtp_out_stream_pcm_pointer(struct amdtp_out_stream *s)
-{
-	return ACCESS_ONCE(s->pcm_buffer_pointer);
-}
-
 static inline bool cip_sfc_is_base_44100(enum cip_sfc sfc)
 {
 	return sfc & 1;