diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
index a972b2b5122a..f56b7fbbe10f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
@@ -1119,42 +1119,50 @@ static int sof_ipc4_widget_assign_instance_id(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 
 /* update hw_params based on the audio stream format */
 static int sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
-				     struct sof_ipc4_audio_format *fmt)
+				     struct sof_ipc4_audio_format *fmt, u32 param_to_update)
 {
-	snd_pcm_format_t snd_fmt;
 	struct snd_interval *i;
-	struct snd_mask *m;
-	int valid_bits = SOF_IPC4_AUDIO_FORMAT_CFG_V_BIT_DEPTH(fmt->fmt_cfg);
-	unsigned int channels, rate;
 
-	switch (valid_bits) {
-	case 16:
-		snd_fmt = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE;
-		break;
-	case 24:
-		snd_fmt = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S24_LE;
-		break;
-	case 32:
-		snd_fmt = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE;
-		break;
-	default:
-		dev_err(sdev->dev, "invalid PCM valid_bits %d\n", valid_bits);
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (param_to_update & BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT)) {
+		int valid_bits = SOF_IPC4_AUDIO_FORMAT_CFG_V_BIT_DEPTH(fmt->fmt_cfg);
+		snd_pcm_format_t snd_fmt;
+		struct snd_mask *m;
+
+		switch (valid_bits) {
+		case 16:
+			snd_fmt = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE;
+			break;
+		case 24:
+			snd_fmt = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S24_LE;
+			break;
+		case 32:
+			snd_fmt = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE;
+			break;
+		default:
+			dev_err(sdev->dev, "invalid PCM valid_bits %d\n", valid_bits);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		m = hw_param_mask(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT);
+		snd_mask_none(m);
+		snd_mask_set_format(m, snd_fmt);
 	}
 
-	m = hw_param_mask(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT);
-	snd_mask_none(m);
-	snd_mask_set_format(m, snd_fmt);
+	if (param_to_update & BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE)) {
+		unsigned int rate = fmt->sampling_frequency;
 
-	rate = fmt->sampling_frequency;
-	i = hw_param_interval(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE);
-	i->min = rate;
-	i->max = rate;
+		i = hw_param_interval(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE);
+		i->min = rate;
+		i->max = rate;
+	}
 
-	channels = SOF_IPC4_AUDIO_FORMAT_CFG_CHANNELS_COUNT(fmt->fmt_cfg);
-	i = hw_param_interval(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS);
-	i->min = channels;
-	i->max = channels;
+	if (param_to_update & BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS)) {
+		unsigned int channels = SOF_IPC4_AUDIO_FORMAT_CFG_CHANNELS_COUNT(fmt->fmt_cfg);
+
+		i = hw_param_interval(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS);
+		i->min = channels;
+		i->max = channels;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1844,7 +1852,11 @@ sof_ipc4_prepare_copier_module(struct snd_sof_widget *swidget,
 	}
 
 	/* modify the input params for the next widget */
-	ret = sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(sdev, pipeline_params, &copier_data->out_format);
+	ret = sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(sdev, pipeline_params,
+					&copier_data->out_format,
+					BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT) |
+					BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS) |
+					BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -2069,7 +2081,10 @@ static int sof_ipc4_prepare_src_module(struct snd_sof_widget *swidget,
 	src->data.sink_rate = out_audio_fmt->sampling_frequency;
 
 	/* update pipeline_params for sink widgets */
-	return sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(sdev, pipeline_params, out_audio_fmt);
+	return sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(sdev, pipeline_params, out_audio_fmt,
+					 BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT) |
+					 BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS) |
+					 BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE));
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2193,7 +2208,11 @@ static int sof_ipc4_prepare_process_module(struct snd_sof_widget *swidget,
 		       sizeof(struct sof_ipc4_audio_format));
 
 		/* modify the pipeline params with the pin 0 output format */
-		ret = sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(sdev, pipeline_params, &process->output_format);
+		ret = sof_ipc4_update_hw_params(sdev, pipeline_params,
+						&process->output_format,
+						BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT) |
+						BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS) |
+						BIT(SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE));
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}