diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
index cc8ddef37f37..d81e87e304e4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ int hda_dsp_pcm_open(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 		runtime->hw.info &= ~SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE;
 
 	if (hda_always_enable_dmi_l1 ||
+	    direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK ||
 	    spcm->stream[substream->stream].d0i3_compatible)
 		flags |= SOF_HDA_STREAM_DMI_L1_COMPATIBLE;