diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
index b82d02af3c4f..154aa7c0561a 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(sdw_md_flags, "SoundWire Intel Master device flags (0x0 all off
 #define SDW_SHIM_WAKESTS		0x192
 
 #define SDW_SHIM_LCTL_SPA		BIT(0)
+#define SDW_SHIM_LCTL_SPA_MASK		GENMASK(3, 0)
 #define SDW_SHIM_LCTL_CPA		BIT(8)
+#define SDW_SHIM_LCTL_CPA_MASK		GENMASK(11, 8)
 
 #define SDW_SHIM_SYNC_SYNCPRD_VAL_24	(24000 / SDW_CADENCE_GSYNC_KHZ - 1)
 #define SDW_SHIM_SYNC_SYNCPRD_VAL_38_4	(38400 / SDW_CADENCE_GSYNC_KHZ - 1)
@@ -295,8 +297,8 @@ static int intel_link_power_up(struct sdw_intel *sdw)
 	u32 *shim_mask = sdw->link_res->shim_mask;
 	struct sdw_bus *bus = &sdw->cdns.bus;
 	struct sdw_master_prop *prop = &bus->prop;
-	int spa_mask, cpa_mask;
-	int link_control;
+	u32 spa_mask, cpa_mask;
+	u32 link_control;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 syncprd;
 	u32 sync_reg;
@@ -319,6 +321,8 @@ static int intel_link_power_up(struct sdw_intel *sdw)
 		syncprd = SDW_SHIM_SYNC_SYNCPRD_VAL_24;
 
 	if (!*shim_mask) {
+		dev_dbg(sdw->cdns.dev, "%s: powering up all links\n", __func__);
+
 		/* we first need to program the SyncPRD/CPU registers */
 		dev_dbg(sdw->cdns.dev,
 			"%s: first link up, programming SYNCPRD\n", __func__);
@@ -331,21 +335,24 @@ static int intel_link_power_up(struct sdw_intel *sdw)
 		/* Set SyncCPU bit */
 		sync_reg |= SDW_SHIM_SYNC_SYNCCPU;
 		intel_writel(shim, SDW_SHIM_SYNC, sync_reg);
-	}
 
-	/* Link power up sequence */
-	link_control = intel_readl(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL);
-	spa_mask = (SDW_SHIM_LCTL_SPA << link_id);
-	cpa_mask = (SDW_SHIM_LCTL_CPA << link_id);
-	link_control |=  spa_mask;
+		/* Link power up sequence */
+		link_control = intel_readl(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL);
 
-	ret = intel_set_bit(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL, link_control, cpa_mask);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(sdw->cdns.dev, "Failed to power up link: %d\n", ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
+		/* only power-up enabled links */
+		spa_mask = sdw->link_res->link_mask <<
+			SDW_REG_SHIFT(SDW_SHIM_LCTL_SPA_MASK);
+		cpa_mask = sdw->link_res->link_mask <<
+			SDW_REG_SHIFT(SDW_SHIM_LCTL_CPA_MASK);
+
+		link_control |=  spa_mask;
+
+		ret = intel_set_bit(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL, link_control, cpa_mask);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(sdw->cdns.dev, "Failed to power up link: %d\n", ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
 
-	if (!*shim_mask) {
 		/* SyncCPU will change once link is active */
 		ret = intel_wait_bit(shim, SDW_SHIM_SYNC,
 				     SDW_SHIM_SYNC_SYNCCPU, 0);
@@ -483,7 +490,7 @@ static void intel_shim_wake(struct sdw_intel *sdw, bool wake_enable)
 
 static int intel_link_power_down(struct sdw_intel *sdw)
 {
-	int link_control, spa_mask, cpa_mask;
+	u32 link_control, spa_mask, cpa_mask;
 	unsigned int link_id = sdw->instance;
 	void __iomem *shim = sdw->link_res->shim;
 	u32 *shim_mask = sdw->link_res->shim_mask;
@@ -493,24 +500,39 @@ static int intel_link_power_down(struct sdw_intel *sdw)
 
 	intel_shim_master_ip_to_glue(sdw);
 
-	/* Link power down sequence */
-	link_control = intel_readl(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL);
-	spa_mask = ~(SDW_SHIM_LCTL_SPA << link_id);
-	cpa_mask = (SDW_SHIM_LCTL_CPA << link_id);
-	link_control &=  spa_mask;
-
-	ret = intel_clear_bit(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL, link_control, cpa_mask);
-
 	if (!(*shim_mask & BIT(link_id)))
 		dev_err(sdw->cdns.dev,
 			"%s: Unbalanced power-up/down calls\n", __func__);
 
 	*shim_mask &= ~BIT(link_id);
 
+	if (!*shim_mask) {
+
+		dev_dbg(sdw->cdns.dev, "%s: powering down all links\n", __func__);
+
+		/* Link power down sequence */
+		link_control = intel_readl(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL);
+
+		/* only power-down enabled links */
+		spa_mask = (~sdw->link_res->link_mask) <<
+			SDW_REG_SHIFT(SDW_SHIM_LCTL_SPA_MASK);
+		cpa_mask = sdw->link_res->link_mask <<
+			SDW_REG_SHIFT(SDW_SHIM_LCTL_CPA_MASK);
+
+		link_control &=  spa_mask;
+
+		ret = intel_clear_bit(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL, link_control, cpa_mask);
+	}
+
+	link_control = intel_readl(shim, SDW_SHIM_LCTL);
+
 	mutex_unlock(sdw->link_res->shim_lock);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(sdw->cdns.dev, "%s: could not power down link\n", __func__);
+
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	sdw->cdns.link_up = false;
 	return 0;
