diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
index 9e4d859b4dba..aeed1422900b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ const struct snd_sof_dsp_ops sof_apl_ops = {
 	.block_write	= sof_block_write,
 
 	/* doorbell */
-	.irq_handler	= hda_dsp_ipc_irq_handler,
 	.irq_thread	= hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread,
 
 	/* ipc */
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
index 3541063ba84c..6b44f6d02082 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ static irqreturn_t cnl_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 				    "nothing to do in IPC IRQ thread\n");
 	}
 
-	/* re-enable IPC interrupt */
-	snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_ADSPIC,
-				HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC, HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +228,6 @@ const struct snd_sof_dsp_ops sof_cnl_ops = {
 	.block_write	= sof_block_write,
 
 	/* doorbell */
-	.irq_handler	= hda_dsp_ipc_irq_handler,
 	.irq_thread	= cnl_ipc_irq_thread,
 
 	/* ipc */
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
index 0fd2153c1769..1837f66e361f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
@@ -230,22 +230,15 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 				    "nothing to do in IPC IRQ thread\n");
 	}
 
-	/* re-enable IPC interrupt */
-	snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_ADSPIC,
-				HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC, HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-/* is this IRQ for ADSP ? - we only care about IPC here */
-irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_handler(int irq, void *context)
+/* Check if an IPC IRQ occurred */
+bool hda_dsp_check_ipc_irq(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 {
-	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = context;
-	int ret = IRQ_NONE;
+	bool ret = false;
 	u32 irq_status;
 
-	spin_lock(&sdev->hw_lock);
-
 	/* store status */
 	irq_status = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_ADSPIS);
 	dev_vdbg(sdev->dev, "irq handler: irq_status:0x%x\n", irq_status);
@@ -255,16 +248,10 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_handler(int irq, void *context)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* IPC message ? */
-	if (irq_status & HDA_DSP_ADSPIS_IPC) {
-		/* disable IPC interrupt */
-		snd_sof_dsp_update_bits_unlocked(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
-						 HDA_DSP_REG_ADSPIC,
-						 HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC, 0);
-		ret = IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
-	}
+	if (irq_status & HDA_DSP_ADSPIS_IPC)
+		ret = true;
 
 out:
-	spin_unlock(&sdev->hw_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-stream.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-stream.c
index 92643a801f4f..c0ab9bb2a797 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-stream.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-stream.c
@@ -550,22 +550,23 @@ int hda_dsp_stream_hw_free(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-irqreturn_t hda_dsp_stream_interrupt(int irq, void *context)
+bool hda_dsp_check_stream_irq(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 {
-	struct hdac_bus *bus = context;
-	int ret = IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+	struct hdac_bus *bus = sof_to_bus(sdev);
+	bool ret = false;
 	u32 status;
 
-	spin_lock(&bus->reg_lock);
+	/* The function can be called at irq thread, so use spin_lock_irq */
+	spin_lock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 
 	status = snd_hdac_chip_readl(bus, INTSTS);
 	dev_vdbg(bus->dev, "stream irq, INTSTS status: 0x%x\n", status);
 
-	/* Register inaccessible, ignore it.*/
-	if (status == 0xffffffff)
-		ret = IRQ_NONE;
+	/* if Register inaccessible, ignore it.*/
+	if (status != 0xffffffff)
+		ret = true;
 
-	spin_unlock(&bus->reg_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -603,7 +604,8 @@ static bool hda_dsp_stream_check(struct hdac_bus *bus, u32 status)
 
 irqreturn_t hda_dsp_stream_threaded_handler(int irq, void *context)
 {
-	struct hdac_bus *bus = context;
+	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = context;
+	struct hdac_bus *bus = sof_to_bus(sdev);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_HDA)
 	u32 rirb_status;
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
index 84279f43576c..8d27846d9048 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
@@ -402,6 +402,49 @@ static const struct sof_intel_dsp_desc
 	return chip_info;
 }
 
+static irqreturn_t hda_dsp_interrupt_handler(int irq, void *context)
+{
+	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = context;
+
+	/*
+	 * Get global interrupt status. It includes all hardware interrupt
+	 * sources in the Intel HD Audio controller.
+	 */
+	if (snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_HDA_BAR, SOF_HDA_INTSTS) &
+	    SOF_HDA_INTSTS_GIS) {
+
+		/* disable GIE interrupt */
+		snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_HDA_BAR,
+					SOF_HDA_INTCTL,
+					SOF_HDA_INT_GLOBAL_EN,
+					0);
+
+		return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+	}
+
+	return IRQ_NONE;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t hda_dsp_interrupt_thread(int irq, void *context)
+{
+	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = context;
+
+	/* deal with streams and controller first */
+	if (hda_dsp_check_stream_irq(sdev))
+		hda_dsp_stream_threaded_handler(irq, sdev);
+
+	if (hda_dsp_check_ipc_irq(sdev))
+		sof_ops(sdev)->irq_thread(irq, sdev);
+
+	/* enable GIE interrupt */
+	snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_HDA_BAR,
+				SOF_HDA_INTCTL,
+				SOF_HDA_INT_GLOBAL_EN,
+				SOF_HDA_INT_GLOBAL_EN);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 int hda_dsp_probe(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pci = to_pci_dev(sdev->dev);
@@ -506,9 +549,7 @@ int hda_dsp_probe(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	 */
 	if (hda_use_msi && pci_alloc_irq_vectors(pci, 1, 1, PCI_IRQ_MSI) > 0) {
 		dev_info(sdev->dev, "use msi interrupt mode\n");
-		hdev->irq = pci_irq_vector(pci, 0);
-		/* ipc irq number is the same of hda irq */
-		sdev->ipc_irq = hdev->irq;
+		sdev->ipc_irq = pci_irq_vector(pci, 0);
 		/* initialised to "false" by kzalloc() */
 		sdev->msi_enabled = true;
 	}
@@ -519,28 +560,17 @@ int hda_dsp_probe(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 		 * in IO-APIC mode, hda->irq and ipc_irq are using the same
 		 * irq number of pci->irq
 		 */
-		hdev->irq = pci->irq;
 		sdev->ipc_irq = pci->irq;
 	}
 
-	dev_dbg(sdev->dev, "using HDA IRQ %d\n", hdev->irq);
-	ret = request_threaded_irq(hdev->irq, hda_dsp_stream_interrupt,
-				   hda_dsp_stream_threaded_handler,
-				   IRQF_SHARED, "AudioHDA", bus);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(sdev->dev, "error: failed to register HDA IRQ %d\n",
-			hdev->irq);
-		goto free_irq_vector;
-	}
-
 	dev_dbg(sdev->dev, "using IPC IRQ %d\n", sdev->ipc_irq);
-	ret = request_threaded_irq(sdev->ipc_irq, hda_dsp_ipc_irq_handler,
-				   sof_ops(sdev)->irq_thread, IRQF_SHARED,
-				   "AudioDSP", sdev);
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(sdev->ipc_irq, hda_dsp_interrupt_handler,
+				   hda_dsp_interrupt_thread,
+				   IRQF_SHARED, "AudioDSP", sdev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(sdev->dev, "error: failed to register IPC IRQ %d\n",
 			sdev->ipc_irq);
-		goto free_hda_irq;
+		goto free_irq_vector;
 	}
 
 	pci_set_master(pci);
@@ -571,8 +601,6 @@ int hda_dsp_probe(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 
 free_ipc_irq:
 	free_irq(sdev->ipc_irq, sdev);
-free_hda_irq:
-	free_irq(hdev->irq, bus);
 free_irq_vector:
 	if (sdev->msi_enabled)
 		pci_free_irq_vectors(pci);
@@ -618,7 +646,6 @@ int hda_dsp_remove(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 				SOF_HDA_PPCTL_GPROCEN, 0);
 
 	free_irq(sdev->ipc_irq, sdev);
-	free_irq(hda->irq, bus);
 	if (sdev->msi_enabled)
 		pci_free_irq_vectors(pci);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
index 97c3fcb23d15..01529c7058f3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@
 /* SOF_HDA_GCTL register bist */
 #define SOF_HDA_GCTL_RESET		BIT(0)
 
-/* SOF_HDA_INCTL and SOF_HDA_INTSTS regs */
+/* SOF_HDA_INCTL regs */
 #define SOF_HDA_INT_GLOBAL_EN		BIT(31)
 #define SOF_HDA_INT_CTRL_EN		BIT(30)
 #define SOF_HDA_INT_ALL_STREAM		0xff
 
+/* SOF_HDA_INTSTS regs */
+#define SOF_HDA_INTSTS_GIS		BIT(31)
+
 #define SOF_HDA_MAX_CAPS		10
 #define SOF_HDA_CAP_ID_OFF		16
 #define SOF_HDA_CAP_ID_MASK		GENMASK(SOF_HDA_CAP_ID_OFF + 11,\
@@ -406,8 +409,6 @@ struct sof_intel_hda_dev {
 	/* the maximum number of streams (playback + capture) supported */
 	u32 stream_max;
 
-	int irq;
-
 	/* PM related */
 	bool l1_support_changed;/* during suspend, is L1SEN changed or not */
 
@@ -511,11 +512,12 @@ int hda_dsp_stream_hw_params(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 			     struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
 int hda_dsp_stream_trigger(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 			   struct hdac_ext_stream *stream, int cmd);
-irqreturn_t hda_dsp_stream_interrupt(int irq, void *context);
 irqreturn_t hda_dsp_stream_threaded_handler(int irq, void *context);
 int hda_dsp_stream_setup_bdl(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 			     struct snd_dma_buffer *dmab,
 			     struct hdac_stream *stream);
+bool hda_dsp_check_ipc_irq(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev);
+bool hda_dsp_check_stream_irq(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev);
 
 struct hdac_ext_stream *
 	hda_dsp_stream_get(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int direction);
@@ -540,7 +542,6 @@ void hda_dsp_ipc_get_reply(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev);
 int hda_dsp_ipc_get_mailbox_offset(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev);
 int hda_dsp_ipc_get_window_offset(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, u32 id);
 
-irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_handler(int irq, void *context);
 irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context);
 int hda_dsp_ipc_cmd_done(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int dir);
 
