diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
index 8c628260694467..026dde83962186 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
@@ -105,5 +105,7 @@ const struct sof_intel_dsp_desc apl_chip_info = {
 	.ipc_ack_mask = HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_DONE,
 	.ipc_ctl = HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL,
 	.rom_init_timeout	= 150,
+	.ssp_count = APL_SSP_COUNT,
+	.ssp_base_offset = APL_SSP_BASE_OFFSET,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(apl_chip_info);
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
index 36ae9b88d0dc3d..3afd96d9c92575 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
@@ -246,5 +246,7 @@ const struct sof_intel_dsp_desc cnl_chip_info = {
 	.ipc_ack_mask = CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA_DONE,
 	.ipc_ctl = CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL,
 	.rom_init_timeout	= 300,
+	.ssp_count = CNL_SSP_COUNT,
+	.ssp_base_offset = CNL_SSP_BASE_OFFSET,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cnl_chip_info);
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
index 6a44bc349e44ce..6427f0b3a2f113 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 e49d9c92dd1c8b..7d78110c65a609 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
@@ -339,6 +339,23 @@
 #define HDA_ADSP_FW_STATUS_SKL		HDA_ADSP_SRAM0_BASE_SKL
 #define HDA_ADSP_ERROR_CODE_SKL		(HDA_ADSP_FW_STATUS_SKL + 0x4)
 
+/* Host Device Memory Space */
+#define APL_SSP_BASE_OFFSET	0x2000
+#define CNL_SSP_BASE_OFFSET	0x10000
+
+/* Host Device Memory Size of a Single SSP */
+#define SSP_DEV_MEM_SIZE	0x1000
+
+/* SSP Count of the Platform */
+#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 {
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/shim.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/shim.h
index 11fd77cb4e6d0b..f7a3f62e45d44b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/shim.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/shim.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ struct sof_intel_dsp_desc {
 	int ipc_ack_mask;
 	int ipc_ctl;
 	int rom_init_timeout;
+	int ssp_count;			/* ssp count of the platform */
+	int ssp_base_offset;		/* base address of the SSPs */
 };
 
 extern const struct snd_sof_dsp_ops sof_tng_ops;