diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
index 43a159f23a10..8198d5c5a590 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/uuid.h>
 #include <sound/intel-nhlt.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
+#include <sound/soc-acpi.h>
 #include <sound/soc-topology.h>
 #include <uapi/sound/snd_sst_tokens.h>
 #include <uapi/sound/skl-tplg-interface.h>
@@ -3565,8 +3566,20 @@ int skl_tplg_init(struct snd_soc_component *component, struct hdac_bus *bus)
 
 	ret = request_firmware(&fw, skl->tplg_name, bus->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_info(bus->dev, "tplg fw %s load failed with %d, falling back to dfw_sst.bin",
-				skl->tplg_name, ret);
+		char alt_tplg_name[64];
+
+		snprintf(alt_tplg_name, sizeof(alt_tplg_name), "%s-tplg.bin",
+			 skl->mach->drv_name);
+		dev_info(bus->dev, "tplg fw %s load failed with %d, trying alternative tplg name %s",
+			 skl->tplg_name, ret, alt_tplg_name);
+
+		ret = request_firmware(&fw, alt_tplg_name, bus->dev);
+		if (!ret)
+			goto component_load;
+
+		dev_info(bus->dev, "tplg %s failed with %d, falling back to dfw_sst.bin",
+			 alt_tplg_name, ret);
+
 		ret = request_firmware(&fw, "dfw_sst.bin", bus->dev);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(bus->dev, "Fallback tplg fw %s load failed with %d\n",
@@ -3575,6 +3588,8 @@ int skl_tplg_init(struct snd_soc_component *component, struct hdac_bus *bus)
 		}
 	}
 
+component_load:
+
 	/*
 	 * The complete tplg for SKL is loaded as index 0, we don't use
 	 * any other index