diff --git a/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.c b/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.c
index 528b278e..23d21e88 100644
--- a/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.c
+++ b/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.c
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ static void LIBUSB_CALL hackrf_libusb_transfer_callback(struct libusb_transfer*
 			.tx_ctx = device->tx_ctx
 		};
 
-		if( device->callback(&transfer) == 0 )
+		if (device->streaming && device->callback(&transfer) == 0)
 		{
 			// Take lock to make sure that we don't restart a
 			// transfer whilst cancel_transfers() is in the middle