diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
index fff312c6968d..4f3dd70d6a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel_ace2x.c
@@ -376,11 +376,12 @@ 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) {
@@ -389,12 +390,8 @@ 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;
 
 		/*
@@ -415,15 +412,11 @@ 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