diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/mtl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/mtl.c
index 044e1cdd46e5..4c3cfa719571 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/mtl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/mtl.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ int mtl_dsp_cl_init(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int stream_tag, bool imr_boot)
 {
 	struct sof_intel_hda_dev *hda = sdev->pdata->hw_pdata;
 	const struct sof_intel_dsp_desc *chip = hda->desc;
-	unsigned int status;
+	unsigned int status, target_status;
 	u32 ipc_hdr, flags;
 	char *dump_msg;
 	int ret;
@@ -490,13 +490,40 @@ int mtl_dsp_cl_init(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int stream_tag, bool imr_boot)
 
 	mtl_enable_ipc_interrupts(sdev);
 
-	/*
-	 * ACE workaround: don't wait for ROM INIT.
-	 * The platform cannot catch ROM_INIT_DONE because of a very short
-	 * timing window. Follow the recommendations and skip this part.
-	 */
+	if (chip->rom_status_reg == MTL_DSP_ROM_STS) {
+		/*
+		 * Workaround: when the ROM status register is pointing to
+		 * the SRAM window (MTL_DSP_ROM_STS) the platform cannot catch
+		 * ROM_INIT_DONE because of a very short timing window.
+		 * Follow the recommendations and skip target state waiting.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	/*
+	 * step 7:
+	 * - Cold/Full boot: wait for ROM init to proceed to download the firmware
+	 * - IMR boot: wait for ROM firmware entered (firmware booted up from IMR)
+	 */
+	if (imr_boot)
+		target_status = FSR_STATE_FW_ENTERED;
+	else
+		target_status = FSR_STATE_INIT_DONE;
+
+	ret = snd_sof_dsp_read_poll_timeout(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
+					chip->rom_status_reg, status,
+					(FSR_TO_STATE_CODE(status) == target_status),
+					HDA_DSP_REG_POLL_INTERVAL_US,
+					chip->rom_init_timeout *
+					USEC_PER_MSEC);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (hda->boot_iteration == HDA_FW_BOOT_ATTEMPTS)
+		dev_err(sdev->dev,
+			"%s: timeout with rom_status_reg (%#x) read\n",
+			__func__, chip->rom_status_reg);
 
 err:
 	flags = SOF_DBG_DUMP_PCI | SOF_DBG_DUMP_MBOX | SOF_DBG_DUMP_OPTIONAL;