diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
index 6a44bc349e44ceafb29917c5940b11e49250dc23..6427f0b3a2f113b7a7a13e65ce66e3e9c7ac8fc0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static int cl_dsp_init(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, const void *fwdata,
 	const struct sof_intel_dsp_desc *chip = hda->desc;
 	unsigned int status;
 	int ret;
+	int i;
 
 	/* step 1: power up corex */
 	ret = hda_dsp_core_power_up(sdev, chip->cores_mask);
@@ -92,6 +93,16 @@ static int cl_dsp_init(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, const void *fwdata,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	/* DSP is powered up, set all SSPs to slave mode */
+	for (i = 0; i < chip->ssp_count; i++) {
+		snd_sof_dsp_update_bits_unlocked(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
+						 chip->ssp_base_offset
+						 + i * SSP_DEV_MEM_SIZE
+						 + SSP_SSC1_OFFSET,
+						 SSP_SET_SLAVE,
+						 SSP_SET_SLAVE);
+	}
+
 	/* step 2: purge FW request */
 	snd_sof_dsp_write(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, chip->ipc_req,
 			  chip->ipc_req_mask | (HDA_DSP_IPC_PURGE_FW |
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
index b2cf6fa155758e035f6e5f5d52b2420376b1e62e..3799a351810613c6ab7d7908f685a4fd0e28460c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@
 #define APL_SSP_COUNT		6
 #define CNL_SSP_COUNT		3
 
+/* SSP Registers */
+#define SSP_SSC1_OFFSET		0x4
+#define SSP_SET_SCLK_SLAVE	BIT(25)
+#define SSP_SET_SFRM_SLAVE	BIT(24)
+#define SSP_SET_SLAVE		(SSP_SET_SCLK_SLAVE | SSP_SET_SFRM_SLAVE)
+
 #define HDA_IDISP_CODEC(x) ((x) & BIT(2))
 
 struct sof_intel_dsp_bdl {