diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
index d509cfa38a64..6c10eb2c8241 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
@@ -1809,6 +1809,7 @@ struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *hda_machine_select(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	u32 interface_mask = hda_get_interface_mask(sdev);
 	struct snd_sof_pdata *sof_pdata = sdev->pdata;
 	const struct sof_dev_desc *desc = sof_pdata->desc;
+	struct hdac_bus *bus = sof_to_bus(sdev);
 	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach = NULL;
 	enum snd_soc_acpi_intel_codec codec_type;
 	const char *tplg_filename;
@@ -1981,8 +1982,12 @@ struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *hda_machine_select(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* If I2S fails, try SoundWire if it is supported */
-	if (!mach && (interface_mask & BIT(SOF_DAI_INTEL_ALH)))
+	/*
+	 * If I2S fails and no external HDaudio codec is detected,
+	 * try SoundWire if it is supported
+	 */
+	if (!mach && !HDA_EXT_CODEC(bus->codec_mask) &&
+	    (interface_mask & BIT(SOF_DAI_INTEL_ALH)))
 		mach = hda_sdw_machine_select(sdev);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
index 7804c5b50c26..8b495264f23d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@
 #define SSP_SET_SFRM_CONSUMER	BIT(24)
 #define SSP_SET_CBP_CFP		(SSP_SET_SCLK_CONSUMER | SSP_SET_SFRM_CONSUMER)
 
+#define HDA_EXT_ADDR		0
+#define HDA_EXT_CODEC(x) ((x) & BIT(HDA_EXT_ADDR))
 #define HDA_IDISP_ADDR		2
 #define HDA_IDISP_CODEC(x) ((x) & BIT(HDA_IDISP_ADDR))