diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-atom-controls.c b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-atom-controls.c
index 59517b3fa04d..93c6c8b5fbc6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-atom-controls.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-atom-controls.c
@@ -793,45 +793,52 @@ static const struct sst_ssp_config sst_ssp_configs = {
 	.data_polarity = 1,
 };
 
+void sst_fill_ssp_defaults(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
+{
+	const struct sst_ssp_config *config;
+	struct sst_data *ctx = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+
+	config = &sst_ssp_configs;
+
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.selection = config->ssp_id;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.nb_bits_per_slots = config->bits_per_slot;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.nb_slots = config->slots;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.mode = config->ssp_mode | (config->pcm_mode << 1);
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.duplex = config->duplex;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.active_tx_slot_map = config->active_slot_map;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.active_rx_slot_map = config->active_slot_map;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.frame_sync_frequency = config->fs_frequency;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.frame_sync_polarity = config->frame_sync_polarity;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.data_polarity = config->data_polarity;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.frame_sync_width = config->fs_width;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.ssp_protocol = config->ssp_protocol;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.start_delay = config->start_delay;
+	ctx->ssp_cmd.reserved1 = ctx->ssp_cmd.reserved2 = 0xFF;
+}
+
 int send_ssp_cmd(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, const char *id, bool enable)
 {
-	struct sst_cmd_sba_hw_set_ssp cmd;
 	struct sst_data *drv = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
 	const struct sst_ssp_config *config;
 
 	dev_info(dai->dev, "Enter: enable=%d port_name=%s\n", enable, id);
 
-	SST_FILL_DEFAULT_DESTINATION(cmd.header.dst);
-	cmd.header.command_id = SBA_HW_SET_SSP;
-	cmd.header.length = sizeof(struct sst_cmd_sba_hw_set_ssp)
+	SST_FILL_DEFAULT_DESTINATION(drv->ssp_cmd.header.dst);
+	drv->ssp_cmd.header.command_id = SBA_HW_SET_SSP;
+	drv->ssp_cmd.header.length = sizeof(struct sst_cmd_sba_hw_set_ssp)
 				- sizeof(struct sst_dsp_header);
 
 	config = &sst_ssp_configs;
 	dev_dbg(dai->dev, "ssp_id: %u\n", config->ssp_id);
 
 	if (enable)
-		cmd.switch_state = SST_SWITCH_ON;
+		drv->ssp_cmd.switch_state = SST_SWITCH_ON;
 	else
-		cmd.switch_state = SST_SWITCH_OFF;
-
-	cmd.selection = config->ssp_id;
-	cmd.nb_bits_per_slots = config->bits_per_slot;
-	cmd.nb_slots = config->slots;
-	cmd.mode = config->ssp_mode | (config->pcm_mode << 1);
-	cmd.duplex = config->duplex;
-	cmd.active_tx_slot_map = config->active_slot_map;
-	cmd.active_rx_slot_map = config->active_slot_map;
-	cmd.frame_sync_frequency = config->fs_frequency;
-	cmd.frame_sync_polarity = SSP_FS_ACTIVE_HIGH;
-	cmd.data_polarity = 1;
-	cmd.frame_sync_width = config->fs_width;
-	cmd.ssp_protocol = config->ssp_protocol;
-	cmd.start_delay = config->start_delay;
-	cmd.reserved1 = cmd.reserved2 = 0xFF;
+		drv->ssp_cmd.switch_state = SST_SWITCH_OFF;
 
 	return sst_fill_and_send_cmd(drv, SST_IPC_IA_CMD, SST_FLAG_BLOCKED,
-				SST_TASK_SBA, 0, &cmd,
-				sizeof(cmd.header) + cmd.header.length);
+				SST_TASK_SBA, 0, &drv->ssp_cmd,
+				sizeof(drv->ssp_cmd.header) + drv->ssp_cmd.header.length);
 }
 
 static int sst_set_be_modules(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform.h b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform.h
index 9094314be2b0..2409b23eeacf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define __SST_PLATFORMDRV_H__
 
 #include "sst-mfld-dsp.h"
+#include "sst-atom-controls.h"
 
 extern struct sst_device *sst;
 
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ struct sst_data {
 	struct snd_sst_bytes_v2 *byte_stream;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	struct snd_soc_card *soc_card;
+	struct sst_cmd_sba_hw_set_ssp ssp_cmd;
 };
 int sst_register_dsp(struct sst_device *sst);
 int sst_unregister_dsp(struct sst_device *sst);