diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
index 44b62e1d79db..67b1ab501918 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
@@ -514,8 +514,6 @@ skl_tplg_init_pipe_modules(struct skl *skl, struct skl_pipe *pipe)
 		if (!skl_is_pipe_mcps_avail(skl, mconfig))
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		skl_tplg_alloc_pipe_mcps(skl, mconfig);
-
 		if (mconfig->is_loadable && ctx->dsp->fw_ops.load_mod) {
 			ret = ctx->dsp->fw_ops.load_mod(ctx->dsp,
 				mconfig->id.module_id, mconfig->guid);
@@ -539,6 +537,7 @@ skl_tplg_init_pipe_modules(struct skl *skl, struct skl_pipe *pipe)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
+		skl_tplg_alloc_pipe_mcps(skl, mconfig);
 		ret = skl_tplg_set_module_params(w, ctx);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -591,9 +590,6 @@ static int skl_tplg_mixer_dapm_pre_pmu_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	if (!skl_is_pipe_mem_avail(skl, mconfig))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	skl_tplg_alloc_pipe_mem(skl, mconfig);
-	skl_tplg_alloc_pipe_mcps(skl, mconfig);
-
 	/*
 	 * Create a list of modules for pipe.
 	 * This list contains modules from source to sink
@@ -602,6 +598,9 @@ static int skl_tplg_mixer_dapm_pre_pmu_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	skl_tplg_alloc_pipe_mem(skl, mconfig);
+	skl_tplg_alloc_pipe_mcps(skl, mconfig);
+
 	/*
 	 * we create a w_list of all widgets in that pipe. This list is not
 	 * freed on PMD event as widgets within a pipe are static. This
@@ -949,13 +948,17 @@ static int skl_tplg_mixer_dapm_post_pmd_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	struct skl_pipe *s_pipe = mconfig->pipe;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (s_pipe->state == SKL_PIPE_INVALID)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	skl_tplg_free_pipe_mcps(skl, mconfig);
 	skl_tplg_free_pipe_mem(skl, mconfig);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(w_module, &s_pipe->w_list, node) {
 		dst_module = w_module->w->priv;
 
-		skl_tplg_free_pipe_mcps(skl, dst_module);
+		if (mconfig->m_state >= SKL_MODULE_INIT_DONE)
+			skl_tplg_free_pipe_mcps(skl, dst_module);
 		if (src_module == NULL) {
 			src_module = dst_module;
 			continue;