diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
index 728dd1e075a4..1f01897fa6e3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 				  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);
 
 	/* reenable IPC interrupt */
 	snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_ADSPIC,
@@ -153,8 +155,6 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	/* is this a reply message from the DSP */
 	if (hipcie & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_DONE &&
 	    hipcctl & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL_DONE) {
-		hipci = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
-					 HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCI);
 		msg = hipci & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCI_MSG_MASK;
 		msg_ext = hipcie & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_MSG_MASK;
 
@@ -202,9 +202,6 @@ 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) {
-
-		hipcte = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
-					  HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCTE);
 		msg = hipct & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCT_MSG_MASK;
 		msg_ext = hipcte & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCTE_MSG_MASK;