diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index a89592b2850e..32ce64c6b2dc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -453,19 +453,34 @@ static struct skl_ssp_clk skl_ssp_clks[] = {
 						{.name = "ssp5_sclkfs"},
 };
 
-static int skl_machine_device_register(struct skl *skl, void *driver_data)
+static int skl_find_machine(struct skl *skl, void *driver_data)
 {
-	struct hdac_bus *bus = ebus_to_hbus(&skl->ebus);
-	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach = driver_data;
-	int ret;
+	struct hdac_bus *bus = ebus_to_hbus(&skl->ebus);
+	struct skl_machine_pdata *pdata;
 
 	mach = snd_soc_acpi_find_machine(mach);
 	if (mach == NULL) {
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "No matching machine driver found\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	skl->mach = mach;
 	skl->fw_name = mach->fw_filename;
+	pdata = skl->mach->pdata;
+
+	if (mach->pdata)
+		skl->use_tplg_pcm = pdata->use_tplg_pcm;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int skl_machine_device_register(struct skl *skl)
+{
+	struct hdac_bus *bus = ebus_to_hbus(&skl->ebus);
+	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach = skl->mach;
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	int ret;
 
 	pdev = platform_device_alloc(mach->drv_name, -1);
 	if (pdev == NULL) {
@@ -480,11 +495,8 @@ static int skl_machine_device_register(struct skl *skl, void *driver_data)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	if (mach->pdata) {
-		skl->use_tplg_pcm =
-			((struct skl_machine_pdata *)mach->pdata)->use_tplg_pcm;
+	if (mach->pdata)
 		dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, mach->pdata);
-	}
 
 	skl->i2s_dev = pdev;
 
@@ -701,18 +713,30 @@ static void skl_probe_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* create codec instances */
 	skl_codec_create(ebus);
 
+	/* register platform dai and controls */
+	err = skl_platform_register(bus->dev);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(bus->dev, "platform register failed: %d\n", err);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (bus->ppcap) {
+		err = skl_machine_device_register(skl);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			dev_err(bus->dev, "machine register failed: %d\n", err);
+			goto out_err;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_HDAC_HDMI)) {
 		err = snd_hdac_display_power(bus, false);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_err(bus->dev, "Cannot turn off display power on i915\n");
+			skl_machine_device_unregister(skl);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* register platform dai and controls */
-	err = skl_platform_register(bus->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return;
 	/*
 	 * we are done probing so decrement link counts
 	 */
@@ -882,18 +906,16 @@ static int skl_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_clk_free;
 
-		err = skl_machine_device_register(skl,
-				  (void *)pci_id->driver_data);
+		err = skl_find_machine(skl, (void *)pci_id->driver_data);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_nhlt_free;
 
 		err = skl_init_dsp(skl);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_dbg(bus->dev, "error failed to register dsp\n");
-			goto out_mach_free;
+			goto out_nhlt_free;
 		}
 		skl->skl_sst->enable_miscbdcge = skl_enable_miscbdcge;
-
 	}
 	if (bus->mlcap)
 		snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_ml_capabilities(ebus);
@@ -911,8 +933,6 @@ static int skl_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 
 out_dsp_free:
 	skl_free_dsp(skl);
-out_mach_free:
-	skl_machine_device_unregister(skl);
 out_clk_free:
 	skl_clock_device_unregister(skl);
 out_nhlt_free:
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
index 46dda88ba139..f411579bc713 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct skl {
 	struct skl_module **modules;
 	bool use_tplg_pcm;
 	struct skl_fw_config cfg;
+	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach;
 };
 
 #define skl_to_ebus(s)	(&(s)->ebus)