diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-pci-dev.c b/sound/soc/sof/sof-pci-dev.c
index 6b103118cfd1..9f0732461a61 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-pci-dev.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-pci-dev.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/x86/soc.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <sound/soc-acpi.h>
 #include <sound/soc-acpi-intel-match.h>
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ module_param_named(sof_pci_debug, sof_pci_debug, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(sof_pci_debug, "SOF PCI debug options (0x0 all off)");
 
 static const char *sof_dmi_override_tplg_name;
+static bool sof_dmi_use_community_key;
 
 #define SOF_PCI_DISABLE_PM_RUNTIME BIT(0)
 
@@ -66,15 +68,35 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id sof_tplg_table[] = {
 	{}
 };
 
+/* all Up boards use the community key */
+static int up_use_community_key(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
+{
+	sof_dmi_use_community_key = true;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * For ApolloLake Chromebooks we want to force the use of the Intel production key.
+ * All newer platforms use the community key
+ */
+static int chromebook_use_community_key(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
+{
+	if (!soc_intel_is_apl())
+		sof_dmi_use_community_key = true;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static const struct dmi_system_id community_key_platforms[] = {
 	{
 		.ident = "Up boards",
+		.callback = up_use_community_key,
 		.matches = {
 			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "AAEON"),
 		}
 	},
 	{
 		.ident = "Google Chromebooks",
+		.callback = chromebook_use_community_key,
 		.matches = {
 			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_FAMILY, "Google"),
 		}
@@ -167,7 +189,7 @@ int sof_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 			"Module parameter used, changed fw path to %s\n",
 			sof_pdata->fw_filename_prefix);
 
-	} else if (dmi_check_system(community_key_platforms)) {
+	} else if (dmi_check_system(community_key_platforms) && sof_dmi_use_community_key) {
 		sof_pdata->fw_filename_prefix =
 			devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s",
 				       sof_pdata->desc->default_fw_path,