diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
index 3084f0ac7159e3..a005b63582e94d 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
@@ -383,11 +383,12 @@ static int intel_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 static int intel_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			 struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
 	struct sdw_cdns *cdns = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
 	struct sdw_intel *sdw = cdns_to_intel(cdns);
 	struct sdw_cdns_dai_runtime *dai_runtime;
+	struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params;
 	int ch, dir;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	dai_runtime = cdns->dai_runtime_array[dai->id];
 	if (!dai_runtime) {
@@ -396,12 +397,8 @@ static int intel_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	hw_params = &rtd->dpcm[substream->stream].hw_params;
 	if (dai_runtime->suspended) {
-		struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
-		struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params;
-
-		hw_params = &rtd->dpcm[substream->stream].hw_params;
-
 		dai_runtime->suspended = false;
 
 		/*
@@ -422,15 +419,11 @@ static int intel_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		/* the SHIM will be configured in the callback functions */
 
 		sdw_cdns_config_stream(cdns, ch, dir, dai_runtime->pdi);
-
-		/* Inform DSP about PDI stream number */
-		ret = intel_params_stream(sdw, substream, dai,
-					  hw_params,
-					  sdw->instance,
-					  dai_runtime->pdi->intel_alh_id);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	/* Inform DSP about PDI stream number */
+	return intel_params_stream(sdw, substream, dai, hw_params, sdw->instance,
+				   dai_runtime->pdi->intel_alh_id);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai-ops.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai-ops.c
index 484c761478853f..dffe9e145a1e5d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai-ops.c
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ static const struct hda_dai_widget_dma_ops sdw_ipc4_chain_dma_ops = {
 static int hda_ipc3_post_trigger(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai,
 				 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 {
-	struct hdac_ext_stream *hext_stream = hda_get_hext_stream(sdev, cpu_dai, substream);
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w = snd_soc_dai_get_widget(cpu_dai, substream->stream);
 
 	switch (cmd) {
@@ -527,9 +526,6 @@ static int hda_ipc3_post_trigger(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_soc_dai *c
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
-		if (cmd == SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP)
-			return hda_link_dma_cleanup(substream, hext_stream, cpu_dai);
-
 		break;
 	}
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
index f1a8491bba9ebf..9a483cced2ce20 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused hda_dai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, i
 	}
 
 	switch (cmd) {
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
 		ret = hda_link_dma_cleanup(substream, hext_stream, dai);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -370,6 +371,11 @@ static int non_hda_dai_hw_params_data(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	sdev = widget_to_sdev(w);
+	hext_stream = ops->get_hext_stream(sdev, cpu_dai, substream);
+	if (hext_stream && hext_stream->link_prepared)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* use HDaudio stream handling */
 	ret = hda_dai_hw_params_data(substream, params, cpu_dai, data, flags);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -377,7 +383,6 @@ static int non_hda_dai_hw_params_data(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	sdev = widget_to_sdev(w);
 	if (sdev->dspless_mode_selected)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -482,6 +487,26 @@ int sdw_hda_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
+	ops = hda_dai_get_ops(substream, cpu_dai);
+	if (!ops) {
+		dev_err(cpu_dai->dev, "DAI widget ops not set\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	sdev = widget_to_sdev(w);
+	hext_stream = ops->get_hext_stream(sdev, cpu_dai, substream);
+	if (hext_stream && hext_stream->link_prepared)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* reset the PCMSyCM registers */
+	ret = hdac_bus_eml_sdw_map_stream_ch(sof_to_bus(sdev), link_id, cpu_dai->id,
+					     0, 0, substream->stream);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(cpu_dai->dev, "%s:  hdac_bus_eml_sdw_map_stream_ch failed %d\n",
+			__func__, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	data.dai_index = (link_id << 8) | cpu_dai->id;
 	data.dai_node_id = intel_alh_id;
 	ret = non_hda_dai_hw_params_data(substream, params, cpu_dai, &data, flags);
@@ -490,10 +515,7 @@ int sdw_hda_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ops = hda_dai_get_ops(substream, cpu_dai);
-	sdev = widget_to_sdev(w);
 	hext_stream = ops->get_hext_stream(sdev, cpu_dai, substream);
-
 	if (!hext_stream)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
index 56427d6e36798b..1fcf4692a21f62 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
@@ -3250,9 +3250,20 @@ static int sof_ipc4_dai_config(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_widget *
 		 * group_id during copier's ipc_prepare op.
 		 */
 		if (flags & SOF_DAI_CONFIG_FLAGS_HW_PARAMS) {
+			struct sof_ipc4_alh_configuration_blob *blob;
+
+			blob = (struct sof_ipc4_alh_configuration_blob *)ipc4_copier->copier_config;
 			ipc4_copier->dai_index = data->dai_node_id;
-			copier_data->gtw_cfg.node_id &= ~SOF_IPC4_NODE_INDEX_MASK;
-			copier_data->gtw_cfg.node_id |= SOF_IPC4_NODE_INDEX(data->dai_node_id);
+
+			/*
+			 * no need to set the node_id for aggregated DAI's. These will be assigned
+			 * a group_id during widget ipc_prepare
+			 */
+			if (blob->alh_cfg.device_count == 1) {
+				copier_data->gtw_cfg.node_id &= ~SOF_IPC4_NODE_INDEX_MASK;
+				copier_data->gtw_cfg.node_id |=
+					SOF_IPC4_NODE_INDEX(data->dai_node_id);
+			}
 		}
 
 		break;