diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/bxt-sst.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/bxt-sst.c
index cdafade8abd6..38b9d7494083 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/bxt-sst.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/bxt-sst.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "skl.h"
 
 #define BXT_BASEFW_TIMEOUT	3000
-#define BXT_INIT_TIMEOUT	300
 #define BXT_ROM_INIT_TIMEOUT	70
 #define BXT_IPC_PURGE_FW	0x01004000
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
index 060e47ae3391..c6abcd5aa67b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
@@ -57,18 +57,34 @@ static int cnl_prepare_fw(struct sst_dsp *ctx, const void *fwdata, u32 fwsize)
 	ctx->dsp_ops.stream_tag = stream_tag;
 	memcpy(ctx->dmab.area, fwdata, fwsize);
 
+	ret = skl_dsp_core_power_up(ctx, SKL_DSP_CORE0_MASK);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(ctx->dev, "dsp core0 power up failed\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto base_fw_load_failed;
+	}
+
 	/* purge FW request */
 	sst_dsp_shim_write(ctx, CNL_ADSP_REG_HIPCIDR,
 			   CNL_ADSP_REG_HIPCIDR_BUSY | (CNL_IPC_PURGE |
 			   ((stream_tag - 1) << CNL_ROM_CTRL_DMA_ID)));
 
-	ret = cnl_dsp_enable_core(ctx, SKL_DSP_CORE0_MASK);
+	ret = skl_dsp_start_core(ctx, SKL_DSP_CORE0_MASK);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(ctx->dev, "dsp boot core failed ret: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(ctx->dev, "Start dsp core failed ret: %d\n", ret);
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto base_fw_load_failed;
 	}
 
+	ret = sst_dsp_register_poll(ctx, CNL_ADSP_REG_HIPCIDA,
+				    CNL_ADSP_REG_HIPCIDA_DONE,
+				    CNL_ADSP_REG_HIPCIDA_DONE,
+				    BXT_INIT_TIMEOUT, "HIPCIDA Done");
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(ctx->dev, "timeout for purge request: %d\n", ret);
+		goto base_fw_load_failed;
+	}
+
 	/* enable interrupt */
 	cnl_ipc_int_enable(ctx);
 	cnl_ipc_op_int_enable(ctx);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
index 067d1ea11cde..1df9ef422f61 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct skl_dev;
 #define SKL_FW_INIT			0x1
 #define SKL_FW_RFW_START		0xf
 #define BXT_FW_ROM_INIT_RETRY		3
+#define BXT_INIT_TIMEOUT		300
 
 #define SKL_ADSPIC_IPC			1
 #define SKL_ADSPIS_IPC			1