diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
index 8c6282606944..026dde839621 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/apl.c
@@ -105,5 +105,7 @@ const struct sof_intel_dsp_desc apl_chip_info = {
 	.ipc_ack_mask = HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_DONE,
 	.ipc_ctl = HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL,
 	.rom_init_timeout	= 150,
+	.ssp_count = APL_SSP_COUNT,
+	.ssp_base_offset = APL_SSP_BASE_OFFSET,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(apl_chip_info);
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
index 36ae9b88d0dc..3afd96d9c925 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/cnl.c
@@ -246,5 +246,7 @@ const struct sof_intel_dsp_desc cnl_chip_info = {
 	.ipc_ack_mask = CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCIDA_DONE,
 	.ipc_ctl = CNL_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL,
 	.rom_init_timeout	= 300,
+	.ssp_count = CNL_SSP_COUNT,
+	.ssp_base_offset = CNL_SSP_BASE_OFFSET,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cnl_chip_info);
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
index c4550f2e493d..b2cf6fa15575 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@
 /* Host Device Memory Size of a Single SSP */
 #define SSP_DEV_MEM_SIZE	0x1000
 
+/* SSP Count of the Platform */
+#define APL_SSP_COUNT		6
+#define CNL_SSP_COUNT		3
+
 #define HDA_IDISP_CODEC(x) ((x) & BIT(2))
 
 struct sof_intel_dsp_bdl {
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/shim.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/shim.h
index 11fd77cb4e6d..f7a3f62e45d4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/shim.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/shim.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ struct sof_intel_dsp_desc {
 	int ipc_ack_mask;
 	int ipc_ctl;
 	int rom_init_timeout;
+	int ssp_count;			/* ssp count of the platform */
+	int ssp_base_offset;		/* base address of the SSPs */
 };
 
 extern const struct snd_sof_dsp_ops sof_tng_ops;