diff --git a/include/sound/sof.h b/include/sound/sof.h
index 479101736ee0..1723478db4a2 100644
--- a/include/sound/sof.h
+++ b/include/sound/sof.h
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ struct sof_dev_desc {
 	const char *default_fw_path;
 	const char *default_tplg_path;
 
+	/* default firmware name */
+	const char *default_fw_filename;
+
 	const struct snd_sof_dsp_ops *ops;
 	const struct sof_arch_ops *arch_ops;
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-acpi-dev.c b/sound/soc/sof/sof-acpi-dev.c
index df318f50dd0b..22e13ef09811 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-acpi-dev.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-acpi-dev.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc sof_acpi_haswell_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &hsw_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-hsw.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-hsw.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-hsw-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_hsw_ops,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc sof_acpi_broadwell_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &bdw_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-bdw.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-bdw.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-bdw-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_bdw_ops,
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc sof_acpi_baytrailcr_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &byt_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-byt.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-byt.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-byt-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_byt_ops,
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc sof_acpi_baytrail_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &byt_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-byt.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-byt.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-byt-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_byt_ops,
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc sof_acpi_cherrytrail_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &cht_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-cht.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-cht.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-cht-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_cht_ops,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-of-dev.c b/sound/soc/sof/sof-of-dev.c
index 28a9692974e5..81deb5582d77 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-of-dev.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-of-dev.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ extern struct snd_sof_dsp_ops sof_imx8_ops;
 static struct sof_dev_desc sof_of_imx8qxp_desc = {
 	.default_fw_path = "imx/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "imx/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-imx8.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-imx8.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-imx8-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_imx8_ops,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-pci-dev.c b/sound/soc/sof/sof-pci-dev.c
index bbeffd932de7..046bd57657ca 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-pci-dev.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-pci-dev.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc bxt_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &apl_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-apl.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-apl.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-apl-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_apl_ops,
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc glk_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &apl_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-glk.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-glk.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-glk-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_apl_ops,
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc tng_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &tng_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-byt.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-byt.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-byt.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_tng_ops,
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc cnl_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &cnl_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-cnl.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-cnl.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-cnl-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_cnl_ops,
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc cfl_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &cnl_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-cfl.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-cfl.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-cnl-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_cnl_ops,
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc cml_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &cnl_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-cml.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-cml.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-cnl-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_cnl_ops,
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc icl_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &icl_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-icl.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-icl.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-icl-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_cnl_ops,
@@ -185,6 +192,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc tgl_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &tgl_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-tgl.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-tgl.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-tgl-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_cnl_ops,
@@ -203,6 +211,7 @@ static const struct sof_dev_desc ehl_desc = {
 	.chip_info = &ehl_chip_info,
 	.default_fw_path = "intel/sof",
 	.default_tplg_path = "intel/sof-tplg",
+	.default_fw_filename = "sof-ehl.ri",
 	.nocodec_fw_filename = "sof-ehl.ri",
 	.nocodec_tplg_filename = "sof-ehl-nocodec.tplg",
 	.ops = &sof_cnl_ops,