diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_cs42l42.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_cs42l42.c
index e38bd2831e6ac77a6e7486ea47889113e0246223..e9d190cb13b0ad5a912d3691c71490a319b02d32 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_cs42l42.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_cs42l42.c
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ static int create_spk_amp_dai_links(struct device *dev,
 	links[*id].platforms = platform_component;
 	links[*id].num_platforms = ARRAY_SIZE(platform_component);
 	links[*id].dpcm_playback = 1;
+	/* firmware-generated echo reference */
+	links[*id].dpcm_capture = 1;
+
 	links[*id].no_pcm = 1;
 	links[*id].cpus = &cpus[*id];
 	links[*id].num_cpus = 1;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_nau8825.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_nau8825.c
index a800854c2831a130d1d549be3d7fe0e521f99202..6794a0249a9ad1ceaf21656cecebfc21335b16be 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_nau8825.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_nau8825.c
@@ -487,8 +487,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link *sof_card_dai_links_create(struct device *dev,
 			links[id].num_codecs = ARRAY_SIZE(max_98373_components);
 			links[id].init = max_98373_spk_codec_init;
 			links[id].ops = &max_98373_ops;
-			/* feedback stream */
-			links[id].dpcm_capture = 1;
 		} else if (sof_nau8825_quirk &
 				SOF_MAX98360A_SPEAKER_AMP_PRESENT) {
 			max_98360a_dai_link(&links[id]);
@@ -506,6 +504,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link *sof_card_dai_links_create(struct device *dev,
 		links[id].platforms = platform_component;
 		links[id].num_platforms = ARRAY_SIZE(platform_component);
 		links[id].dpcm_playback = 1;
+		/* feedback stream or firmware-generated echo reference */
+		links[id].dpcm_capture = 1;
+
 		links[id].no_pcm = 1;
 		links[id].cpus = &cpus[id];
 		links[id].num_cpus = 1;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
index 2eabc4b0fafa499a6dd5e867380812dc63acd004..71a11d747622a61659cecb62f90cb298ffe6f63a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
@@ -761,8 +761,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link *sof_card_dai_links_create(struct device *dev,
 			links[id].num_codecs = ARRAY_SIZE(max_98373_components);
 			links[id].init = max_98373_spk_codec_init;
 			links[id].ops = &max_98373_ops;
-			/* feedback stream */
-			links[id].dpcm_capture = 1;
 		} else if (sof_rt5682_quirk &
 				SOF_MAX98360A_SPEAKER_AMP_PRESENT) {
 			max_98360a_dai_link(&links[id]);
@@ -789,6 +787,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link *sof_card_dai_links_create(struct device *dev,
 		links[id].platforms = platform_component;
 		links[id].num_platforms = ARRAY_SIZE(platform_component);
 		links[id].dpcm_playback = 1;
+		/* feedback stream or firmware-generated echo reference */
+		links[id].dpcm_capture = 1;
+
 		links[id].no_pcm = 1;
 		links[id].cpus = &cpus[id];
 		links[id].num_cpus = 1;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_ssp_amp.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_ssp_amp.c
index 94d25aeb6e7cea1603ec55be7be24903b81e5d8d..7b74f122e34004efa183ba5b6bce3ad9a2b202be 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_ssp_amp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_ssp_amp.c
@@ -258,13 +258,12 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link *sof_card_dai_links_create(struct device *dev,
 		sof_rt1308_dai_link(&links[id]);
 	} else if (sof_ssp_amp_quirk & SOF_CS35L41_SPEAKER_AMP_PRESENT) {
 		cs35l41_set_dai_link(&links[id]);
-
-		/* feedback from amplifier */
-		links[id].dpcm_capture = 1;
 	}
 	links[id].platforms = platform_component;
 	links[id].num_platforms = ARRAY_SIZE(platform_component);
 	links[id].dpcm_playback = 1;
+	/* feedback from amplifier or firmware-generated echo reference */
+	links[id].dpcm_capture = 1;
 	links[id].no_pcm = 1;
 	links[id].cpus = &cpus[id];
 	links[id].num_cpus = 1;