diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
index b794a881542f..9a4927b6b6ae 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ static irqreturn_t cnl_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 {
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = context;
 	u32 hipci;
-	u32 hipcctl;
 	u32 hipcida;
 	u32 hipctdr;
 	u32 hipctdd;
@@ -40,14 +39,12 @@ static irqreturn_t cnl_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	bool ipc_irq = false;
 
 	hipcida = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA);
-	hipcctl = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL);
 	hipctdr = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDR);
 	hipctdd = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDD);
 	hipci = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDR);
 
 	/* reply message from DSP */
-	if (hipcida & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA_DONE &&
-	    hipcctl & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL_DONE) {
+	if (hipcida & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA_DONE) {
 		msg_ext = hipci & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDR_MSG_MASK;
 		msg = hipcida & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA_MSG_MASK;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
index 04972f27ffe6..50244b82600c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	u32 hipcie;
 	u32 hipct;
 	u32 hipcte;
-	u32 hipcctl;
 	u32 msg;
 	u32 msg_ext;
 	bool ipc_irq = false;
@@ -144,13 +143,11 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	hipcie = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
 				  HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE);
 	hipct = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCT);
-	hipcctl = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL);
 	hipci = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCI);
 	hipcte = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCTE);
 
 	/* is this a reply message from the DSP */
-	if (hipcie & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_DONE &&
-	    hipcctl & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL_DONE) {
+	if (hipcie & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_DONE) {
 		msg = hipci & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCI_MSG_MASK;
 		msg_ext = hipcie & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_MSG_MASK;
 
@@ -196,8 +193,7 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	}
 
 	/* is this a new message from DSP */
-	if (hipct & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCT_BUSY &&
-	    hipcctl & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL_BUSY) {
+	if (hipct & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCT_BUSY) {
 		msg = hipct & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCT_MSG_MASK;
 		msg_ext = hipcte & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCTE_MSG_MASK;