diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
index 13006c24ebf8..916a4f25636e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
@@ -463,6 +463,37 @@ struct avs_path *avs_path_create(struct avs_dev *adev, u32 dma_id,
 	return path;
 }
 
+static int avs_path_bind_prepare(struct avs_dev *adev,
+				 struct avs_path_binding *binding)
+{
+	const struct avs_audio_format *src_fmt, *sink_fmt;
+	struct avs_tplg_module *tsource = binding->source->template;
+	struct avs_path_module *source = binding->source;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * only copier modules about to be bound
+	 * to output pin other than 0 need preparation
+	 */
+	if (!binding->source_pin)
+		return 0;
+	if (!guid_equal(&tsource->cfg_ext->type, &AVS_COPIER_MOD_UUID))
+		return 0;
+
+	src_fmt = tsource->in_fmt;
+	sink_fmt = binding->sink->template->in_fmt;
+
+	ret = avs_ipc_copier_set_sink_format(adev, source->module_id,
+					     source->instance_id, binding->source_pin,
+					     src_fmt, sink_fmt);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(adev->dev, "config copier failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return AVS_IPC_RET(ret);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int avs_path_bind(struct avs_path *path)
 {
 	struct avs_path_pipeline *ppl;
@@ -478,6 +509,10 @@ int avs_path_bind(struct avs_path *path)
 			source = binding->source;
 			sink = binding->sink;
 
+			ret = avs_path_bind_prepare(adev, binding);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+
 			ret = avs_ipc_bind(adev, source->module_id,
 					   source->instance_id, sink->module_id,
 					   sink->instance_id, binding->sink_pin,