diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
index 19d0b1909bfd..2f2bcde42759 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ irqreturn_t cnl_ipc4_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	u32 hipcida, hipctdr;
 
 	hipcida = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA);
+	hipctdr = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDR);
 	if (hipcida & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA_DONE) {
 		/* DSP received the message */
 		snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ irqreturn_t cnl_ipc4_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 		ipc_irq = true;
 	}
 
-	hipctdr = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDR);
 	if (hipctdr & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDR_BUSY) {
 		/* Message from DSP (reply or notification) */
 		u32 hipctdd = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
index 9b3667c705e4..4118532faf3f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc4_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	u32 hipcie, hipct;
 
 	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);
+
 	if (hipcie & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_DONE) {
 		/* DSP received the message */
 		snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL,
@@ -135,7 +137,6 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc4_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 		ipc_irq = true;
 	}
 
-	hipct = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCT);
 	if (hipct & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCT_BUSY) {
 		/* Message from DSP (reply or notification) */
 		u32 hipcte = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/mtl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/mtl.c
index 10298532816f..a9b31b31a4e4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/mtl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/mtl.c
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mtl_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	u32 hipctdr;
 
 	hipcida = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, MTL_DSP_REG_HFIPCXIDA);
+	hipctdr = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, MTL_DSP_REG_HFIPCXTDR);
 
 	/* reply message from DSP */
 	if (hipcida & MTL_DSP_REG_HFIPCXIDA_DONE) {
@@ -509,7 +510,6 @@ static irqreturn_t mtl_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 		ipc_irq = true;
 	}
 
-	hipctdr = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, MTL_DSP_REG_HFIPCXTDR);
 	if (hipctdr & MTL_DSP_REG_HFIPCXTDR_BUSY) {
 		/* Message from DSP (reply or notification) */
 		u32 extension = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, MTL_DSP_REG_HFIPCXTDDY);