diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
index fd86269b5037..1fae75fc313f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static irqreturn_t cnl_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	hipcida = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA);
 	hipcctl = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL);
 	hipctdr = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDR);
+	hipctdd = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDD);
+	hipci = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDR);
 
 	/* reenable IPC interrupt */
 	snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_ADSPIC,
@@ -50,8 +52,6 @@ static irqreturn_t cnl_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	/* reply message from DSP */
 	if (hipcida & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA_DONE &&
 	    hipcctl & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL_DONE) {
-		hipci = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
-					 CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDR);
 		msg_ext = hipci & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDR_MSG_MASK;
 		msg = hipcida & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA_MSG_MASK;
 
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ static irqreturn_t cnl_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 
 	/* new message from DSP */
 	if (hipctdr & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDR_BUSY) {
-		hipctdd = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
-					   CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDD);
 		msg = hipctdr & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDR_MSG_MASK;
 		msg_ext = hipctdd & CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCTDD_MSG_MASK;