diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
index f4769e19965a..47cd741f2a8c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int sof_pcm_dsp_params(struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, struct snd_pcm_substream
 /*
  * sof pcm period elapse work
  */
-static void sof_pcm_period_elapsed_work(struct work_struct *work)
+void snd_sof_pcm_period_elapsed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct snd_sof_pcm_stream *sps =
 		container_of(work, struct snd_sof_pcm_stream,
@@ -475,8 +475,6 @@ static int sof_pcm_open(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	dev_dbg(component->dev, "pcm: open stream %d dir %d\n",
 		spcm->pcm.pcm_id, substream->stream);
 
-	INIT_WORK(&spcm->stream[substream->stream].period_elapsed_work,
-		  sof_pcm_period_elapsed_work);
 
 	caps = &spcm->pcm.caps[substream->stream];
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
index eacd10e4da11..bf65f31af858 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #ifndef __SOUND_SOC_SOF_AUDIO_H
 #define __SOUND_SOC_SOF_AUDIO_H
 
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 #include <sound/control.h>
 #include <sound/sof/stream.h> /* needs to be included before control.h */
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ struct snd_sof_pcm *snd_sof_find_spcm_comp(struct snd_soc_component *scomp,
 struct snd_sof_pcm *snd_sof_find_spcm_pcm_id(struct snd_soc_component *scomp,
 					     unsigned int pcm_id);
 void snd_sof_pcm_period_elapsed(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+void snd_sof_pcm_period_elapsed_work(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /*
  * Mixer IPC
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index 54437caf9488..fe8ba3e05e08 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 //
 
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <sound/tlv.h>
 #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
 #include <uapi/sound/sof/tokens.h>
@@ -2461,8 +2462,11 @@ static int sof_dai_load(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 
 	spcm->scomp = scomp;
 
-	for_each_pcm_streams(stream)
+	for_each_pcm_streams(stream) {
 		spcm->stream[stream].comp_id = COMP_ID_UNASSIGNED;
+		INIT_WORK(&spcm->stream[stream].period_elapsed_work,
+			  snd_sof_pcm_period_elapsed_work);
+	}
 
 	spcm->pcm = *pcm;
 	dev_dbg(scomp->dev, "tplg: load pcm %s\n", pcm->dai_name);