1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pcm.c b/pcm.c
index d253433..2dca157 100644
--- a/pcm.c
+++ b/pcm.c
@@ -378,8 +378,12 @@ int pcm_write(struct pcm *pcm, const void *data, unsigned int count)
         if (ioctl(pcm->fd, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_WRITEI_FRAMES, &x)) {
             pcm->running = 0;
             if (errno == EPIPE) {
-                    /* we failed to make our window -- try to restart */
+                /* we failed to make our window -- try to restart if we are
+                 * allowed to do so.  Otherwise, simply allow the EPIPE error to
+                 * propagate up to the app level */
                 pcm->underruns++;
+                if (pcm->flags & PCM_NORESTART)
+                    return -EPIPE;
                 continue;
             }
             return oops(pcm, errno, "cannot write stream data");