diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
index 87be7f16e8c2..240fee2166d1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
@@ -3129,9 +3129,20 @@ static int sof_ipc4_dai_config(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_widget *
 		 * group_id during copier's ipc_prepare op.
 		 */
 		if (flags & SOF_DAI_CONFIG_FLAGS_HW_PARAMS) {
+			struct sof_ipc4_alh_configuration_blob *blob;
+
+			blob = (struct sof_ipc4_alh_configuration_blob *)ipc4_copier->copier_config;
 			ipc4_copier->dai_index = data->dai_node_id;
-			copier_data->gtw_cfg.node_id &= ~SOF_IPC4_NODE_INDEX_MASK;
-			copier_data->gtw_cfg.node_id |= SOF_IPC4_NODE_INDEX(data->dai_node_id);
+
+			/*
+			 * no need to set the node_id for aggregated DAI's. These will be assigned
+			 * a group_id during widget ipc_prepare
+			 */
+			if (blob->alh_cfg.device_count == 1) {
+				copier_data->gtw_cfg.node_id &= ~SOF_IPC4_NODE_INDEX_MASK;
+				copier_data->gtw_cfg.node_id |=
+					SOF_IPC4_NODE_INDEX(data->dai_node_id);
+			}
 		}
 
 		break;