diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
index 2b886fae8209..ad25bd355769 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //          Amadeusz Slawinski <amadeuszx.slawinski@linux.intel.com>
 //
 
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <sound/hda_register.h>
@@ -987,13 +988,25 @@ static int avs_component_load_libraries(struct avs_soc_component *acomp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int avs_request_topology(struct snd_soc_component *component, const char *name,
+				const struct firmware **fw)
+{
+	char *fullname __free(kfree) = NULL;
+
+	fullname = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s", component->driver->topology_name_prefix, name);
+	if (!fullname)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return request_firmware(fw, fullname, component->dev);
+}
+
 static int avs_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_card *card = component->card;
 	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach;
 	struct avs_soc_component *acomp;
+	const struct firmware *fw;
 	struct avs_dev *adev;
-	char *filename;
 	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(card->dev, "probing %s card %s\n", component->name, card->name);
@@ -1009,13 +1022,7 @@ static int avs_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 		goto finalize;
 
 	/* Load specified topology and create debugfs for it. */
-	filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s", component->driver->topology_name_prefix,
-			     mach->tplg_filename);
-	if (!filename)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ret = avs_load_topology(component, filename);
-	kfree(filename);
+	ret = avs_request_topology(component, mach->tplg_filename, &fw);
 	if (ret == -ENOENT && !strncmp(mach->tplg_filename, "hda-", 4)) {
 		unsigned int vendor_id;
 
@@ -1030,18 +1037,17 @@ static int avs_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 							     "hda-generic-tplg.bin");
 		if (!mach->tplg_filename)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s", component->driver->topology_name_prefix,
-				     mach->tplg_filename);
-		if (!filename)
-			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		dev_info(card->dev, "trying to load fallback topology %s\n", mach->tplg_filename);
-		ret = avs_load_topology(component, filename);
-		kfree(filename);
+		ret = avs_request_topology(component, mach->tplg_filename, &fw);
 	}
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = snd_soc_tplg_component_load(component, &avs_tplg_ops, fw);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = avs_component_load_libraries(acomp);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(card->dev, "libraries loading failed: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.c
index 673ac31f2fea..d5e641c73faf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.c
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ avs_control_load(struct snd_soc_component *comp, int index, struct snd_kcontrol_
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_soc_tplg_ops avs_tplg_ops = {
+const struct snd_soc_tplg_ops avs_tplg_ops = {
 	.io_ops			= avs_control_ops,
 	.io_ops_count		= ARRAY_SIZE(avs_control_ops),
 	.control_load		= avs_control_load,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.h b/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.h
index 1cf7455b6c01..b5799c994b88 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ struct avs_tplg_module {
 	struct list_head node;
 };
 
+extern const struct snd_soc_tplg_ops avs_tplg_ops;
 struct avs_tplg *avs_tplg_new(struct snd_soc_component *comp);
 
 int avs_load_topology(struct snd_soc_component *comp, const char *filename);