diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/sst/sst.c b/sound/soc/intel/sst/sst.c
index 8a8d56a146e75..d6ea80076ea21 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/sst/sst.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/sst/sst.c
@@ -379,6 +379,10 @@ void sst_configure_runtime_pm(struct intel_sst_drv *ctx)
 	 * initially active. So change the state to active before
 	 * enabling the pm
 	 */
+
+	if (!acpi_disabled)
+		pm_runtime_set_active(ctx->dev);
+
 	pm_runtime_enable(ctx->dev);
 
 	if (acpi_disabled)