diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/Kconfig b/sound/soc/sof/Kconfig
index 8db9ce50a29018..d7440208261685 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/Kconfig
@@ -10,13 +10,21 @@ config SND_SOC_SOF_SPI
 config SND_SOC_SOF
 	tristate "Sound Open Firmware Support"
 	select SND_SOC_TOPOLOGY
-	select SND_SOC_COMPRESS
 	help
           This adds support for Sound Open Firmware (SOF). SOF is a free and
 	  generic open source audio DSP firmware for multiple devices.
           Say Y if you have such a device that is supported by SOF.
           If unsure select "N".
 
+config SND_SOC_SOF_COMPRESS
+	tristate "SOF ALSA Compressed API support"
+	depends on SND_SOC_SOF
+	select SND_SOC_COMPRESS
+	help
+          This adds support for the ALSA compressed API in SOF
+	  Say Y if you need this option
+          If unsure select "N".
+
 config SND_SOC_SOF_NOCODEC
 	tristate "SOF nocodec mode Support"
 	depends on SND_SOC_SOF
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/Makefile b/sound/soc/sof/Makefile
index b8f6c67fbb7b70..65c150ee3baab3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/Makefile
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/Makefile
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 ccflags-y += -DDEBUG
 
 snd-sof-objs := core.o ops.o loader.o ipc.o pcm.o pm.o debug.o topology.o\
-		control.o trace.o compressed.o utils.o
+		control.o trace.o utils.o
 snd-sof-spi-objs := hw-spi.o
 
 snd-sof-pci-objs := sof-pci-dev.o
 snd-sof-acpi-objs := sof-acpi-dev.o
 snd-sof-nocodec-objs := nocodec.o
+snd-sof-compress-objs := compressed.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF) += snd-sof.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_NOCODEC) += snd-sof-nocodec.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_COMPRESS) += snd-sof-compress.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_ACPI) += sof-acpi-dev.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_PCI) += sof-pci-dev.o
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/compressed.c b/sound/soc/sof/compressed.c
index 3de2fab3075088..affa8ac55b357e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/compressed.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/compressed.c
@@ -185,3 +185,4 @@ struct snd_compr_ops sof_compressed_ops = {
 	.get_caps = sof_compressed_get_caps,
 	.get_codec_caps = sof_compressed_get_codec_caps,
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sof_compressed_ops);
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
index 49b1c40ed038a7..a5bf79d8dd8f5d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
@@ -752,7 +752,9 @@ void snd_sof_new_platform_drv(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	pd->probe = sof_pcm_probe;
 	pd->remove = sof_pcm_remove;
 	pd->ops	= &sof_pcm_ops;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_COMPRESS)
 	pd->compr_ops = &sof_compressed_ops;
+#endif
 	pd->pcm_new = sof_pcm_new;
 	pd->pcm_free = sof_pcm_free;
 	pd->ignore_machine = drv_name;