diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/Kconfig b/sound/soc/sof/intel/Kconfig
index ef8cf95b0edc..88b6176af021 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/Kconfig
@@ -249,16 +249,6 @@ config SND_SOC_SOF_HDA_PROBES
 	  Say Y if you want to enable probes.
 	  If unsure, select "N".
 
-config SND_SOC_SOF_HDA_ALWAYS_ENABLE_DMI_L1
-	bool "SOF Intel-HDA enable DMI Link L1"
-	help
-	  This option enables DMI L1 for both playback and capture
-	  and disables known workarounds for specific HDAudio platforms.
-	  Only use to look into power optimizations on platforms not
-	  affected by DMI L1 issues. This option is not recommended.
-	  Say Y if you want to enable DMI Link L1.
-	  If unsure, select "N".
-
 endif ## SND_SOC_SOF_HDA_COMMON
 
 config SND_SOC_SOF_HDA_LINK_BASELINE
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
index 59220fa1def1..cc8ddef37f37 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * Hardware interface for generic Intel audio DSP HDA IP
  */
 
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <sound/hda_register.h>
 #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
 #include "../sof-audio.h"
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@
 #define SDnFMT_BITS(x)	((x) << 4)
 #define SDnFMT_CHAN(x)	((x) << 0)
 
+static bool hda_always_enable_dmi_l1;
+module_param_named(always_enable_dmi_l1, hda_always_enable_dmi_l1, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(always_enable_dmi_l1, "SOF HDA always enable DMI l1");
+
 u32 hda_dsp_get_mult_div(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int rate)
 {
 	switch (rate) {
@@ -216,6 +221,7 @@ int hda_dsp_pcm_open(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 		     struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = asoc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
+	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	struct snd_soc_component *scomp = sdev->component;
 	struct hdac_ext_stream *dsp_stream;
 	struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm;
@@ -228,9 +234,14 @@ int hda_dsp_pcm_open(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* All playback and D0i3 compatible streams are DMI L1 capable */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_HDA_ALWAYS_ENABLE_DMI_L1) ||
-	    direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK ||
+	/*
+	 * All playback streams are DMI L1 capable, capture streams need
+	 * pause push/release to be disabled
+	 */
+	if (hda_always_enable_dmi_l1 && direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE)
+		runtime->hw.info &= ~SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE;
+
+	if (hda_always_enable_dmi_l1 ||
 	    spcm->stream[substream->stream].d0i3_compatible)
 		flags |= SOF_HDA_STREAM_DMI_L1_COMPATIBLE;