diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-messages.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-messages.c
index 4e63213a8d55..933c1fbb222f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-messages.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-messages.c
@@ -417,7 +417,11 @@ int skl_resume_dsp(struct skl *skl)
 	if (skl->skl_sst->is_first_boot == true)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* disable dynamic clock gating during fw and lib download */
+	ctx->enable_miscbdcge(ctx->dev, false);
+
 	ret = skl_dsp_wake(ctx->dsp);
+	ctx->enable_miscbdcge(ctx->dev, true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
index cc6535ab84d1..b45a9cd5f058 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,11 @@ static int skl_platform_soc_probe(struct snd_soc_platform *platform)
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 
+		/* disable dynamic clock gating during fw and lib download */
+		skl->skl_sst->enable_miscbdcge(platform->dev, false);
+
 		ret = ops->init_fw(platform->dev, skl->skl_sst);
+		skl->skl_sst->enable_miscbdcge(platform->dev, true);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(platform->dev, "Failed to boot first fw: %d\n", ret);
 			return ret;