diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
index 830328af19c5ef..a313c0147295c6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ static int hda_link_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	memset(&pcm_substream, 0, sizeof(pcm_substream));
 	if (substream) {
+		link_dev = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 		hstream = substream->runtime->private_data;
-		bus = hstream->bus;
 		rtd = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-		link_dev = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
-		snd_hdac_ext_stream_decouple(bus, link_dev, false);
 		name = rtd->codec_dai->component->name;
+		bus = hstream->bus;
+
 		link = snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_link(bus, name);
 		if (!link)
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
index 6a44bc349e44ce..8d18d0971ccaca 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static int cl_stream_prepare(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, unsigned int format,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	dsp_stream = hda_dsp_stream_get(sdev, direction);
+	dsp_stream = hda_dsp_stream_get(sdev, NULL, direction);
 
 	if (!dsp_stream) {
 		dev_err(sdev->dev, "error: no stream available\n");
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
index 5714a79fbe1a16..e91254872e0520 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int hda_dsp_pcm_open(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 	struct hdac_ext_stream *dsp_stream;
 	int direction = substream->stream;
 
-	dsp_stream = hda_dsp_stream_get(sdev, direction);
+	dsp_stream = hda_dsp_stream_get(sdev, substream, direction);
 
 	if (!dsp_stream) {
 		dev_err(sdev->dev, "error: no stream available\n");
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-stream.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-stream.c
index 6290b2df5e621d..22f602623fd657 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-stream.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-stream.c
@@ -150,9 +150,61 @@ int hda_dsp_stream_spib_config(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_HDA)
+/*
+ * return 1 for two cases
+ * (1) for a free host stream, check whether the matched
+ * (with the same stream tag number) link stream is free.
+ * (2) if the matched link stream is used, check whether
+ * this is used by one BE of this FE pcm.
+ */
+static int check_link_stream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			     struct hdac_stream *hstream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe = substream->private_data;
+	int direction = substream->stream;
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *be_rtd;
+	struct hdac_ext_stream *link_dev;
+	struct hdac_ext_stream *stream;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai;
+	struct snd_soc_dpcm *dpcm;
+
+	stream = stream_to_hdac_ext_stream(hstream);
+
+	/* this link stream is free */
+	if (!stream->link_locked)
+		return 1;
+
+	for_each_dpcm_be(fe, direction, dpcm) {
+		struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *be = dpcm->be;
+		struct snd_pcm_substream *be_substream =
+		   snd_soc_dpcm_get_substream(be, direction);
+
+		if (!be_substream)
+			continue;
+
+		if (be->dpcm[direction].state != SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_OPEN)
+			continue;
+
+		be_rtd = be_substream->private_data;
+		cpu_dai = be_rtd->cpu_dai;
+		link_dev = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(cpu_dai, substream);
+
+		/* one BE of this FE uses the same stream tag as this FE */
+		if (link_dev && hstream->stream_tag ==
+		    hdac_stream(link_dev)->stream_tag)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 /* get next unused stream */
 struct hdac_ext_stream *
-hda_dsp_stream_get(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int direction)
+hda_dsp_stream_get(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
+		   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+		   int direction)
 {
 	struct hdac_bus *bus = sof_to_bus(sdev);
 	struct hdac_ext_stream *stream = NULL;
@@ -160,9 +212,13 @@ hda_dsp_stream_get(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int direction)
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 
-	/* get an unused stream */
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &bus->stream_list, list) {
 		if (s->direction == direction && !s->opened) {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_HDA)
+			if (substream &&
+			    !check_link_stream(substream, s))
+				continue;
+#endif
 			s->opened = true;
 			stream = stream_to_hdac_ext_stream(s);
 			break;
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-trace.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-trace.c
index 33b23bd6a01e1b..a49dfe61e6c85d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-trace.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-trace.c
@@ -40,17 +40,25 @@ static int hda_dsp_trace_prepare(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 int hda_dsp_trace_init(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, u32 *stream_tag)
 {
 	struct sof_intel_hda_dev *hda = sdev->pdata->hw_pdata;
+	struct hdac_bus *bus = sof_to_bus(sdev);
+	struct hdac_stream *hstream = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	hda->dtrace_stream = hda_dsp_stream_get(sdev,
-						SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
+	/* dma trace uses the last stream */
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(hstream, &bus->stream_list, list) {
+		if (hstream->direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) {
+			hstream->opened = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
-	if (!hda->dtrace_stream) {
+	if (!hstream) {
 		dev_err(sdev->dev,
 			"error: no available capture stream for DMA trace\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	hda->dtrace_stream = stream_to_hdac_ext_stream(hstream);
 	*stream_tag = hda->dtrace_stream->hstream.stream_tag;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
index e49d9c92dd1c8b..e724d431783e03 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
@@ -462,7 +462,9 @@ int hda_dsp_stream_setup_bdl(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 			     struct hdac_stream *stream);
 
 struct hdac_ext_stream *
-	hda_dsp_stream_get(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int direction);
+	hda_dsp_stream_get(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
+			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			   int direction);
 int hda_dsp_stream_put(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, int direction, int stream_tag);
 int hda_dsp_stream_spib_config(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 			       struct hdac_ext_stream *stream,