diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module/volume/volume.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module/volume/volume.c
index 509ab7de0c26..486d68a8572b 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module/volume/volume.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module/volume/volume.c
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ static struct module_interface gain_interface = {
 	.free = volume_free
 };
 
-DECLARE_MODULE_ADAPTER(gain_interface, gain_uuid, gain_tr);
+DECLARE_MODULE_ADAPTER_WITH_TYPE(gain_interface, gain_uuid, gain_tr, SOF_COMP_VOLUME);
 SOF_MODULE_INIT(gain, sys_comp_module_gain_interface_init);
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/src/audio/src/src.c b/src/audio/src/src.c
index 31c943d2b059..56827eab63d3 100644
--- a/src/audio/src/src.c
+++ b/src/audio/src/src.c
@@ -1058,5 +1058,5 @@ static struct module_interface src_interface = {
 	.free = src_free,
 };
 
-DECLARE_MODULE_ADAPTER(src_interface, src_uuid, src_tr);
+DECLARE_MODULE_ADAPTER_WITH_TYPE(src_interface, src_uuid, src_tr, SOF_COMP_SRC);
 SOF_MODULE_INIT(src, sys_comp_module_src_interface_init);
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h b/src/include/sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h
index e6d89738e1e6..53b8ac08fd57 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 				(value)); \
 	} while (0)
 
-#define DECLARE_MODULE_ADAPTER(adapter, uuid, tr) \
+#define DECLARE_MODULE_ADAPTER_WITH_TYPE(adapter, uuid, tr, comp_type)		\
 static struct comp_dev *module_##adapter##_shim_new(const struct comp_driver *drv, \
 					 const struct comp_ipc_config *config, \
 					 const void *spec) \
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static struct comp_dev *module_##adapter##_shim_new(const struct comp_driver *dr
 } \
 \
 static const struct comp_driver comp_##adapter##_module = { \
-	.type = SOF_COMP_MODULE_ADAPTER, \
+	.type = comp_type, \
 	.uid = SOF_RT_UUID(uuid), \
 	.tctx = &(tr), \
 	.ops = { \
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ UT_STATIC void sys_comp_module_##adapter##_init(void) \
 \
 DECLARE_MODULE(sys_comp_module_##adapter##_init)
 
+#define DECLARE_MODULE_ADAPTER(adapter, uuid, tr) \
+	DECLARE_MODULE_ADAPTER_WITH_TYPE(adapter, uuid, tr, SOF_COMP_MODULE_ADAPTER)
+
 /**
  * \enum module_state
  * \brief Module-specific states
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc3/helper.c b/src/ipc/ipc3/helper.c
index 116571e13318..088679ee3dda 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc3/helper.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc3/helper.c
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ static const struct comp_driver *get_drv(struct sof_ipc_comp *comp)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (comp->type > SOF_COMP_MODULE_ADAPTER) {
+		tr_err(&comp_tr, "Bad component type: %d\n", comp->type);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* search driver list with UUID */
 	key = k_spin_lock(&drivers->lock);
 
@@ -134,16 +139,23 @@ static const struct comp_driver *get_drv(struct sof_ipc_comp *comp)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!drv)
+	k_spin_unlock(&drivers->lock, key);
+
+	if (!drv) {
 		tr_err(&comp_tr,
 		       "get_drv(): the provided UUID (%8x%8x%8x%8x) doesn't match to any driver!",
 		       *(uint32_t *)(&comp_ext->uuid[0]),
 		       *(uint32_t *)(&comp_ext->uuid[4]),
 		       *(uint32_t *)(&comp_ext->uuid[8]),
 		       *(uint32_t *)(&comp_ext->uuid[12]));
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-	k_spin_unlock(&drivers->lock, key);
-
+	if (drv->type != comp->type && drv->type != SOF_COMP_MODULE_ADAPTER) {
+		tr_err(&comp_tr, "get_drv(): Found %pU driver and IPC type differ %d != %d",
+		       drv->tctx->uuid_p, drv->type, comp->type);
+		drv = NULL;
+	}
 out:
 	if (drv)
 		tr_dbg(&comp_tr, "get_drv(), found driver type %d, uuid %pU",