diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index c908dbbe284a..5cf4497a4338 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -1644,19 +1644,16 @@ static int sof_widget_load_pcm(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(scomp);
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_private *private = &tw->priv;
 	struct sof_ipc_comp_host *host;
+	size_t ipc_size = sizeof(*host);
 	int ret;
 
-	host = kzalloc(sizeof(*host), GFP_KERNEL);
+	host = (struct sof_ipc_comp_host *)
+	       sof_comp_alloc(swidget, &ipc_size, index, core);
 	if (!host)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* configure host comp IPC message */
-	host->comp.hdr.size = sizeof(*host);
-	host->comp.hdr.cmd = SOF_IPC_GLB_TPLG_MSG | SOF_IPC_TPLG_COMP_NEW;
-	host->comp.id = swidget->comp_id;
 	host->comp.type = SOF_COMP_HOST;
-	host->comp.pipeline_id = index;
-	host->comp.core = core;
 	host->direction = dir;
 	host->config.hdr.size = sizeof(host->config);
 
@@ -1684,7 +1681,7 @@ static int sof_widget_load_pcm(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 	swidget->private = host;
 
 	ret = sof_ipc_tx_message(sdev->ipc, host->comp.hdr.cmd, host,
-				 sizeof(*host), r, sizeof(*r));
+				 ipc_size, r, sizeof(*r));
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		return ret;
 err: