diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
index d3add122ec00..c565e0e12949 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
@@ -15,29 +15,6 @@
 #include "ipc4-topology.h"
 #include "ipc4-fw-reg.h"
 
-/**
- * struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info - IPC4 timestamp info
- * @host_copier: the host copier of the pcm stream
- * @dai_copier: the dai copier of the pcm stream
- * @stream_start_offset: reported by fw in memory window (converted to
- *                       frames at host_copier sampling rate)
- * @stream_end_offset: reported by fw in memory window (converted to
- *                     frames at host_copier sampling rate)
- * @llp_offset: llp offset in memory window
- * @delay: Calculated and stored in pointer callback. The stored value is
- *         returned in the delay callback. Expressed in frames at host copier
- *         sampling rate.
- */
-struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info {
-	struct sof_ipc4_copier *host_copier;
-	struct sof_ipc4_copier *dai_copier;
-	u64 stream_start_offset;
-	u64 stream_end_offset;
-	u32 llp_offset;
-
-	snd_pcm_sframes_t delay;
-};
-
 /**
  * struct sof_ipc4_pcm_stream_priv - IPC4 specific private data
  * @time_info: pointer to time info struct if it is supported, otherwise NULL
@@ -61,7 +38,7 @@ struct sof_ipc4_pcm_stream_priv {
 
 #define DELAY_MAX		(DELAY_BOUNDARY >> 1)
 
-static inline struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *
+struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *
 sof_ipc4_sps_to_time_info(struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps)
 {
 	struct sof_ipc4_pcm_stream_priv *stream_priv = sps->private;
@@ -979,7 +956,7 @@ static int sof_ipc4_pcm_setup(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void sof_ipc4_build_time_info(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps)
+void sof_ipc4_build_time_info(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps)
 {
 	struct sof_ipc4_copier *host_copier = NULL;
 	struct sof_ipc4_copier *dai_copier = NULL;
@@ -1077,7 +1054,7 @@ static int sof_ipc4_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u64 sof_ipc4_frames_dai_to_host(struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *time_info, u64 value)
+u64 sof_ipc4_frames_dai_to_host(struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *time_info, u64 value)
 {
 	u64 dai_rate, host_rate;
 
@@ -1106,10 +1083,10 @@ static u64 sof_ipc4_frames_dai_to_host(struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *time_info
 	return value;
 }
 
-static int sof_ipc4_get_stream_start_offset(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
-					    struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-					    struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps,
-					    struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *time_info)
+int sof_ipc4_get_stream_start_offset(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
+				     struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				     struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps,
+				     struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *time_info)
 {
 	struct sof_ipc4_copier *host_copier = time_info->host_copier;
 	struct sof_ipc4_copier *dai_copier = time_info->dai_copier;
@@ -1123,7 +1100,8 @@ static int sof_ipc4_get_stream_start_offset(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 
 	if (host_copier->data.gtw_cfg.node_id == SOF_IPC4_INVALID_NODE_ID) {
 		return -EINVAL;
-	} else if (host_copier->data.gtw_cfg.node_id == SOF_IPC4_CHAIN_DMA_NODE_ID) {
+	} else if (substream &&
+		   host_copier->data.gtw_cfg.node_id == SOF_IPC4_CHAIN_DMA_NODE_ID) {
 		/*
 		 * While the firmware does not support time_info reporting for
 		 * streams using ChainDMA, it is granted that ChainDMA can only
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-priv.h b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-priv.h
index a8cdf9bc750b..7c0861d63bef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-priv.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-priv.h
@@ -98,6 +98,29 @@ struct sof_ipc4_fw_data {
 	struct mutex pipeline_state_mutex; /* protect pipeline triggers, ref counts and states */
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info - IPC4 timestamp info
+ * @host_copier: the host copier of the pcm stream
+ * @dai_copier: the dai copier of the pcm stream
+ * @stream_start_offset: reported by fw in memory window (converted to
+ *                       frames at host_copier sampling rate)
+ * @stream_end_offset: reported by fw in memory window (converted to
+ *                     frames at host_copier sampling rate)
+ * @llp_offset: llp offset in memory window
+ * @delay: Calculated and stored in pointer callback. The stored value is
+ *         returned in the delay callback. Expressed in frames at host copier
+ *         sampling rate.
+ */
+struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info {
+	struct sof_ipc4_copier *host_copier;
+	struct sof_ipc4_copier *dai_copier;
+	u64 stream_start_offset;
+	u64 stream_end_offset;
+	u32 llp_offset;
+
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t delay;
+};
+
 extern const struct sof_ipc_fw_loader_ops ipc4_loader_ops;
 extern const struct sof_ipc_tplg_ops ipc4_tplg_ops;
 extern const struct sof_ipc_tplg_control_ops tplg_ipc4_control_ops;
@@ -129,4 +152,12 @@ void sof_ipc4_mic_privacy_state_change(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, bool state);
 enum sof_ipc4_pipeline_state;
 const char *sof_ipc4_pipeline_state_str(enum sof_ipc4_pipeline_state state);
 
+struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *sof_ipc4_sps_to_time_info(struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps);
+void sof_ipc4_build_time_info(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps);
+int sof_ipc4_get_stream_start_offset(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
+				     struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				     struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps,
+				     struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *time_info);
+u64 sof_ipc4_frames_dai_to_host(struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *time_info, u64 value);
+
 #endif