diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
index 4494db6a05f5aa70c9bb0d32d09d8ee553034760..15480234b20b9f148a9135ccad8b3b970c33cf96 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ static int skl_link_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (!link)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_power_up(link);
 	snd_hdac_ext_link_stream_reset(link_dev);
 
 	snd_hdac_ext_link_stream_setup(link_dev, format_val);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index 83e985c0c0c9fe7369db75f92e0c70786d42b3e3..06d8c263c68f93342931fbcfe447cd986408f2f3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -229,7 +229,12 @@ static int skl_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	 * running, we need to save the state for these and continue
 	 */
 	if (skl->supend_active) {
+		/* turn off the links and stop the CORB/RIRB DMA if it is On */
 		snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_power_down_all(ebus);
+
+		if (ebus->cmd_dma_state)
+			snd_hdac_bus_stop_cmd_io(&ebus->bus);
+
 		enable_irq_wake(bus->irq);
 		pci_save_state(pci);
 		pci_disable_device(pci);
@@ -255,6 +260,7 @@ static int skl_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus = pci_get_drvdata(pci);
 	struct skl *skl  = ebus_to_skl(ebus);
 	struct hdac_bus *bus = ebus_to_hbus(ebus);
+	struct hdac_ext_link *hlink = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Turned OFF in HDMI codec driver after codec reconfiguration */
@@ -276,8 +282,29 @@ static int skl_resume(struct device *dev)
 		ret = pci_enable_device(pci);
 		snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_power_up_all(ebus);
 		disable_irq_wake(bus->irq);
+		/*
+		 * turn On the links which are On before active suspend
+		 * and start the CORB/RIRB DMA if On before
+		 * active suspend.
+		 */
+		list_for_each_entry(hlink, &ebus->hlink_list, list) {
+			if (hlink->ref_count)
+				snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_power_up(hlink);
+		}
+
+		if (ebus->cmd_dma_state)
+			snd_hdac_bus_init_cmd_io(&ebus->bus);
 	} else {
 		ret = _skl_resume(ebus);
+
+		/* turn off the links which are off before suspend */
+		list_for_each_entry(hlink, &ebus->hlink_list, list) {
+			if (!hlink->ref_count)
+				snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_power_down(hlink);
+		}
+
+		if (!ebus->cmd_dma_state)
+			snd_hdac_bus_stop_cmd_io(&ebus->bus);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -613,6 +640,7 @@ static int skl_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	struct skl *skl;
 	struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus = NULL;
 	struct hdac_bus *bus = NULL;
+	struct hdac_ext_link *hlink = NULL;
 	int err;
 
 	/* we use ext core ops, so provide NULL for ops here */
@@ -679,6 +707,12 @@ static int skl_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * we are done probling so decrement link counts
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(hlink, &ebus->hlink_list, list)
+		snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_put(ebus, hlink);
+
 	/*configure PM */
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(bus->dev);
 	pm_runtime_allow(bus->dev);