diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/bxt-sst.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/bxt-sst.c
index 06da822790a5..286da9fbc4de 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/bxt-sst.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/bxt-sst.c
@@ -538,24 +538,17 @@ struct sst_ops apl_sst_ops = {
 	.read = sst_shim32_read,
 	.ram_read = sst_memcpy_fromio_32,
 	.ram_write = sst_memcpy_toio_32,
+	.init = bxt_sst_dsp_init,
 	.free = skl_dsp_free,
 };
 
-static struct sst_pdata skl_dev = {
-	.ops = &apl_sst_ops,
-};
-
-int bxt_sst_dsp_init(struct skl_dev *skl, const char *fw_name)
+int bxt_sst_dsp_init(struct sst_dsp *sst, struct sst_pdata *pdata)
 {
-	struct sst_dsp *sst;
+	struct skl_dev *skl = sst->thread_context;
 	void __iomem *mmio;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = skl_sst_ctx_init(skl, fw_name, &skl_dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	sst = skl->dsp;
+	skl->dsp = sst;
 	sst->fw_ops = bxt_fw_ops;
 	mmio = pci_ioremap_bar(skl->pci, 4);
 	if (!mmio)
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst-dsp.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst-dsp.h
index 02e070fae2ce..7810ae11954a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst-dsp.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst-dsp.h
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ void cnl_ipc_op_int_enable(struct sst_dsp *ctx);
 void cnl_ipc_op_int_disable(struct sst_dsp *ctx);
 bool cnl_ipc_int_status(struct sst_dsp *ctx);
 
-int cnl_sst_dsp_init(struct skl_dev *skl, const char *fw_name);
+int cnl_sst_dsp_init(struct sst_dsp *sst, struct sst_pdata *pdata);
 
 #endif /*__CNL_SST_DSP_H__*/
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
index c4dbf6655097..a6113d8afcbb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/cnl-sst.c
@@ -415,24 +415,17 @@ struct sst_ops cnl_sst_ops = {
 	.read = sst_shim32_read,
 	.ram_read = sst_memcpy_fromio_32,
 	.ram_write = sst_memcpy_toio_32,
+	.init = cnl_sst_dsp_init,
 	.free = cnl_dsp_free,
 };
 
-static struct sst_pdata cnl_dev = {
-	.ops = &cnl_sst_ops,
-};
-
-int cnl_sst_dsp_init(struct skl_dev *cnl, const char *fw_name)
+int cnl_sst_dsp_init(struct sst_dsp *sst, struct sst_pdata *pdata)
 {
-	struct sst_dsp *sst;
+	struct skl_dev *cnl = sst->thread_context;
 	void __iomem *mmio;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = skl_sst_ctx_init(cnl, fw_name, &cnl_dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	sst = cnl->dsp;
+	cnl->dsp = sst;
 	sst->fw_ops = cnl_fw_ops;
 	mmio = pci_ioremap_bar(cnl->pci, 4);
 	if (!mmio)
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-messages.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-messages.c
index 8c352255ff45..372c5fb83ddb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-messages.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-messages.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ const struct skl_dsp_ops *skl_get_dsp_ops(int pci_id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int skl_init_dsp(struct skl_dev *skl)
+int skl_init_dsp(struct skl_dev *skl, struct sst_pdata *pdata)
 {
 	struct hdac_bus *bus = skl_to_bus(skl);
 	const struct skl_dsp_ops *ops;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int skl_init_dsp(struct skl_dev *skl)
 	if (!ops)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	ret = ops->init(skl, skl->fw_name);
+	ret = skl_sst_ctx_init(skl, skl->fw_name, pdata);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
index b647e60d7a6d..8483c60f29ba 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ int skl_dsp_get_core(struct sst_dsp *ctx, unsigned int core_id);
 int skl_dsp_put_core(struct sst_dsp *ctx, unsigned int core_id);
 
 int skl_dsp_boot(struct sst_dsp *ctx);
-int skl_sst_dsp_init(struct skl_dev *skl, const char *fw_name);
-int bxt_sst_dsp_init(struct skl_dev *skl, const char *fw_name);
+int skl_sst_dsp_init(struct sst_dsp *sst, struct sst_pdata *pdata);
+int bxt_sst_dsp_init(struct sst_dsp *sst, struct sst_pdata *pdata);
 int bxt_load_library(struct sst_dsp *ctx, struct skl_lib_info *linfo,
 		int lib_count);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst.c
index 122c07290440..e0f2bf828541 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst.c
@@ -509,24 +509,17 @@ struct sst_ops skl_sst_ops = {
 	.read = sst_shim32_read,
 	.ram_read = sst_memcpy_fromio_32,
 	.ram_write = sst_memcpy_toio_32,
+	.init = skl_sst_dsp_init,
 	.free = skl_dsp_free,
 };
 
-static struct sst_pdata skl_dev = {
-	.ops = &skl_sst_ops,
-};
-
-int skl_sst_dsp_init(struct skl_dev *skl, const char *fw_name)
+int skl_sst_dsp_init(struct sst_dsp *sst, struct sst_pdata *pdata)
 {
-	struct sst_dsp *sst;
+	struct skl_dev *skl = sst->thread_context;
 	void __iomem *mmio;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = skl_sst_ctx_init(skl, fw_name, &skl_dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	sst = skl->dsp;
+	skl->dsp = sst;
 	sst->fw_ops = skl_fw_ops;
 	mmio = pci_ioremap_bar(skl->pci, 4);
 	if (!mmio)
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index 53a6befd5d68..39442c80a179 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ static int skl_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		goto out_nhlt_free;
 	}
 
-	err = skl_init_dsp(skl);
+	err = skl_init_dsp(skl, desc);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(bus->dev, "error failed to register dsp\n");
 		goto out_nhlt_free;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
index 2f2b5a141abf..f4cd5ccc1ff9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct skl_machine_pdata {
 
 struct skl_dsp_ops {
 	int id;
-	int (*init)(struct skl_dev *skl, const char *fw_name);
+	int (*init)(struct sst_dsp *dsp, struct sst_pdata *pdata);
 };
 
 int skl_platform_unregister(struct device *dev);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ struct nhlt_specific_cfg *skl_get_ep_blob(struct skl_dev *skl, u32 instance,
 					u32 s_rate, u8 dirn, u8 dev_type);
 
 int skl_nhlt_update_topology_bin(struct skl_dev *skl);
-int skl_init_dsp(struct skl_dev *skl);
+int skl_init_dsp(struct skl_dev *skl, struct sst_pdata *pdata);
 int skl_free_dsp(struct skl_dev *skl);
 int skl_sst_init_fw(struct skl_dev *skl);
 void skl_sst_dsp_cleanup(struct skl_dev *skl);
