diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/device.c b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/device.c
index 0638aecba40d..0b3f20e384c7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/device.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/device.c
@@ -281,7 +281,15 @@ static int catpt_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(cdev->pci_ba))
 		return PTR_ERR(cdev->pci_ba);
 
-	/* alloc buffer for storing DRAM context during dx transitions */
+	/*
+	 * As per design HOST is responsible for preserving firmware's runtime
+	 * context during D0 -> D3 -> D0 transitions.  Addresses used for DMA
+	 * to/from HOST memory shall be outside the reserved range of 0xFFFxxxxx.
+	 */
+	ret = dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent(cdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(31));
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	cdev->dxbuf_vaddr = dmam_alloc_coherent(dev, catpt_dram_size(cdev),
 						&cdev->dxbuf_paddr, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cdev->dxbuf_vaddr)
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/dsp.c b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/dsp.c
index 008a20a2acbd..677f348909c8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/dsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/dsp.c
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@ int catpt_dmac_probe(struct catpt_dev *cdev)
 	dmac->dev = cdev->dev;
 	dmac->irq = cdev->irq;
 
-	ret = dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent(cdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(31));
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 	/*
 	 * Caller is responsible for putting device in D0 to allow
 	 * for I/O and memory access before probing DW.