diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
index c74faa2ff46c..28f6ef32937d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ static void cs35l41_shutdown_dsp(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41)
 
 	cs_dsp_stop(dsp);
 	cs_dsp_power_down(dsp);
-	cs35l41->firmware_running = false;
 	dev_dbg(cs35l41->dev, "Unloaded Firmware\n");
 }
 
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ static void cs35l41_hda_play_start(struct device *dev)
 
 	cs35l41->playback_started = true;
 
-	if (cs35l41->firmware_running) {
+	if (cs35l41->cs_dsp.running) {
 		regmap_multi_reg_write(reg, cs35l41_hda_config_dsp,
 				       ARRAY_SIZE(cs35l41_hda_config_dsp));
 		regmap_update_bits(reg, CS35L41_PWR_CTRL2,
@@ -528,8 +527,8 @@ static void cs35l41_hda_play_done(struct device *dev)
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Play (Complete)\n");
 
 	cs35l41_global_enable(dev, reg, cs35l41->hw_cfg.bst_type, 1,
-			      cs35l41->firmware_running);
-	if (cs35l41->firmware_running) {
+			      cs35l41->cs_dsp.running);
+	if (cs35l41->cs_dsp.running) {
 		regmap_multi_reg_write(reg, cs35l41_hda_unmute_dsp,
 				       ARRAY_SIZE(cs35l41_hda_unmute_dsp));
 	} else {
@@ -547,7 +546,7 @@ static void cs35l41_hda_pause_start(struct device *dev)
 
 	regmap_multi_reg_write(reg, cs35l41_hda_mute, ARRAY_SIZE(cs35l41_hda_mute));
 	cs35l41_global_enable(dev, reg, cs35l41->hw_cfg.bst_type, 0,
-			      cs35l41->firmware_running);
+			      cs35l41->cs_dsp.running);
 }
 
 static void cs35l41_hda_pause_done(struct device *dev)
@@ -560,7 +559,7 @@ static void cs35l41_hda_pause_done(struct device *dev)
 	regmap_update_bits(reg, CS35L41_PWR_CTRL2, CS35L41_AMP_EN_MASK, 0 << CS35L41_AMP_EN_SHIFT);
 	if (cs35l41->hw_cfg.bst_type == CS35L41_EXT_BOOST)
 		regmap_write(reg, CS35L41_GPIO1_CTRL1, 0x00000001);
-	if (cs35l41->firmware_running) {
+	if (cs35l41->cs_dsp.running) {
 		cs35l41_set_cspl_mbox_cmd(dev, reg, CSPL_MBOX_CMD_PAUSE);
 		regmap_update_bits(reg, CS35L41_PWR_CTRL2,
 				   CS35L41_VMON_EN_MASK | CS35L41_IMON_EN_MASK,
@@ -610,7 +609,7 @@ static void cs35l41_hda_playback_hook(struct device *dev, int action)
 		break;
 	case HDA_GEN_PCM_ACT_CLOSE:
 		mutex_lock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
-		if (!cs35l41->firmware_running && cs35l41->request_fw_load &&
+		if (!cs35l41->cs_dsp.running && cs35l41->request_fw_load &&
 		    !cs35l41->fw_request_ongoing) {
 			dev_info(dev, "Requesting Firmware Load after HDA_GEN_PCM_ACT_CLOSE\n");
 			cs35l41->fw_request_ongoing = true;
@@ -670,7 +669,7 @@ static int cs35l41_ready_for_reset(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
-	if (cs35l41->firmware_running) {
+	if (cs35l41->cs_dsp.running) {
 
 		regcache_cache_only(cs35l41->regmap, false);
 
@@ -748,7 +747,6 @@ static int cs35l41_system_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	/* Shutdown DSP before system suspend */
 	ret = cs35l41_ready_for_reset(cs35l41);
-
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(dev, "System Suspend Failed, not ready for Reset: %d\n", ret);
 
@@ -818,7 +816,7 @@ static int cs35l41_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	mutex_lock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
 
-	if (cs35l41->firmware_running) {
+	if (cs35l41->cs_dsp.running) {
 		ret = cs35l41_enter_hibernate(cs35l41->dev, cs35l41->regmap,
 					      cs35l41->hw_cfg.bst_type);
 		if (ret)
@@ -852,7 +850,7 @@ static int cs35l41_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	regcache_cache_only(cs35l41->regmap, false);
 
-	if (cs35l41->firmware_running)	{
+	if (cs35l41->cs_dsp.running)	{
 		ret = cs35l41_exit_hibernate(cs35l41->dev, cs35l41->regmap);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_warn(cs35l41->dev, "Unable to exit Hibernate.");
@@ -919,8 +917,6 @@ static int cs35l41_smart_amp(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41)
 		goto clean_dsp;
 	}
 
-	cs35l41->firmware_running = true;
-
 	return 0;
 
 clean_dsp:
@@ -930,10 +926,10 @@ static int cs35l41_smart_amp(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41)
 
 static void cs35l41_load_firmware(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41, bool load)
 {
-	if (cs35l41->firmware_running && !load) {
+	if (cs35l41->cs_dsp.running && !load) {
 		dev_dbg(cs35l41->dev, "Unloading Firmware\n");
 		cs35l41_shutdown_dsp(cs35l41);
-	} else if (!cs35l41->firmware_running && load) {
+	} else if (!cs35l41->cs_dsp.running && load) {
 		dev_dbg(cs35l41->dev, "Loading Firmware\n");
 		cs35l41_smart_amp(cs35l41);
 	} else {
@@ -1130,7 +1126,7 @@ static int cs35l41_hda_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *mas
 		 cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, cs35l41->hw_cfg.bst_type,
 		 cs35l41->hw_cfg.gpio1.func == CS35l41_VSPK_SWITCH,
 		 cs35l41->hw_cfg.spk_pos ? 'R' : 'L',
-		 cs35l41->firmware_running, cs35l41->speaker_id);
+		 cs35l41->cs_dsp.running, cs35l41->speaker_id);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.h b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.h
index b93bf762976e..f712a87473c8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ struct cs35l41_hda {
 	struct work_struct fw_load_work;
 
 	struct regmap_irq_chip_data *irq_data;
-	bool firmware_running;
 	bool request_fw_load;
 	bool fw_request_ongoing;
 	bool halo_initialized;
