diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
index 1f01897fa6e3..04972f27ffe6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-ipc.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ static bool hda_dsp_ipc_is_sof(uint32_t msg)
 irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 {
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = context;
-	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_NONE;
 	u32 hipci;
 	u32 hipcie;
 	u32 hipct;
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	u32 hipcctl;
 	u32 msg;
 	u32 msg_ext;
+	bool ipc_irq = false;
 
 	/* read IPC status */
 	hipcie = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR,
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	hipci = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCI);
 	hipcte = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCTE);
 
-	/* reenable IPC interrupt */
-	snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_ADSPIC,
-				HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC, HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC);
-
 	/* is this a reply message from the DSP */
 	if (hipcie & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCIE_DONE &&
 	    hipcctl & HDA_DSP_REG_HIPCCTL_DONE) {
@@ -196,7 +192,7 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 
 		spin_unlock_irq(&sdev->ipc_lock);
 
-		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
+		ipc_irq = true;
 	}
 
 	/* is this a new message from DSP */
@@ -225,10 +221,22 @@ irqreturn_t hda_dsp_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 
 		hda_dsp_ipc_host_done(sdev);
 
-		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
+		ipc_irq = true;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	if (!ipc_irq) {
+		/*
+		 * This interrupt is not shared so no need to return IRQ_NONE.
+		 */
+		dev_err_ratelimited(sdev->dev,
+				    "error: nothing to do in IRQ thread\n");
+	}
+
+	/* re-enable IPC interrupt */
+	snd_sof_dsp_update_bits(sdev, HDA_DSP_BAR, HDA_DSP_REG_ADSPIC,
+				HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC, HDA_DSP_ADSPIC_IPC);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
 /* is this IRQ for ADSP ? - we only care about IPC here */