diff --git a/src/audio/pipeline.c b/src/audio/pipeline.c
index 1c255f4b9..d5f393a98 100644
--- a/src/audio/pipeline.c
+++ b/src/audio/pipeline.c
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ static int pipeline_for_each_comp(struct comp_dev *current,
 	list_for_item(clist, buffer_list) {
 		buffer = buffer_from_list(clist, struct comp_buffer, dir);
 
+		/* don't go back to the buffer which already walked */
+		if (buffer->walking)
+			continue;
+
 		/* execute operation on buffer */
 		if (ctx->buff_func)
 			ctx->buff_func(buffer, ctx->buff_data);
@@ -182,8 +186,10 @@ static int pipeline_for_each_comp(struct comp_dev *current,
 
 		/* continue further */
 		if (ctx->comp_func) {
+			buffer->walking = true;
 			int err = ctx->comp_func(buffer_comp, buffer,
 						 ctx, dir);
+			buffer->walking = false;
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 		}
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h b/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
index acd2e151c..5339dbcc7 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ struct comp_buffer {
 	uint16_t chmap[SOF_IPC_MAX_CHANNELS];	/**< channel map - SOF_CHMAP_ */
 
 	bool hw_params_configured; /**< indicates whether hw params were set */
+	bool walking;	/**< indicates if the buffer is being walking */
 };
 
 struct buffer_cb_transact {