return skl_tplg_multi_config_set_get(kcontrol, ucontrol, true);
 }
 
+static int skl_tplg_multi_config_get_dmic(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
+                                         struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
+{
+       return skl_tplg_multi_config_set_get(kcontrol, ucontrol, false);
+}
+
+static int skl_tplg_multi_config_set_dmic(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
+                                         struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
+{
+       return skl_tplg_multi_config_set_get(kcontrol, ucontrol, true);
+}
+
 static int skl_tplg_tlv_control_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
                        unsigned int __user *data, unsigned int size)
 {
                .get = skl_tplg_multi_config_get,
                .put = skl_tplg_multi_config_set,
        },
+       {
+               .id = SKL_CONTROL_TYPE_MULTI_IO_SELECT_DMIC,
+               .get = skl_tplg_multi_config_get_dmic,
+               .put = skl_tplg_multi_config_set_dmic,
+       }
 };
 
 static int skl_tplg_fill_pipe_cfg(struct device *dev,
        case SND_SOC_TPLG_CTL_ENUM:
                tplg_ec = container_of(hdr,
                                struct snd_soc_tplg_enum_control, hdr);
-               if (kctl->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READWRITE) {
+               if (kctl->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ) {
                        se = (struct soc_enum *)kctl->private_value;
                        if (tplg_ec->priv.size)
-                               return skl_init_enum_data(bus->dev, se,
-                                               tplg_ec);
+                               skl_init_enum_data(bus->dev, se, tplg_ec);
                }
+
+               /*
+                * now that the control initializations are done, remove
+                * write permission for the DMIC configuration enums to
+                * avoid conflicts between NHLT settings and user interaction
+                */
+
+               if (hdr->ops.get == SKL_CONTROL_TYPE_MULTI_IO_SELECT_DMIC)
+                       kctl->access = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ;
+
                break;
 
        default:
        return 0;
 }
 
+static void skl_tplg_complete(struct snd_soc_component *component)
+{
+       struct snd_soc_dobj *dobj;
+       struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach =
+               dev_get_platdata(component->card->dev);
+       int i;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(dobj, &component->dobj_list, list) {
+               struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol = dobj->control.kcontrol;
+               struct soc_enum *se =
+                       (struct soc_enum *)kcontrol->private_value;
+               char **texts = dobj->control.dtexts;
+               char chan_text[4];
+
+               if (dobj->type != SND_SOC_DOBJ_ENUM ||
+                   dobj->control.kcontrol->put !=
+                   skl_tplg_multi_config_set_dmic)
+                       continue;
+               sprintf(chan_text, "c%d", mach->mach_params.dmic_num);
+
+               for (i = 0; i < se->items; i++) {
+                       struct snd_ctl_elem_value val;
+
+                       if (strstr(texts[i], chan_text)) {
+                               val.value.enumerated.item[0] = i;
+                               kcontrol->put(kcontrol, &val);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+}
+
 static struct snd_soc_tplg_ops skl_tplg_ops  = {
        .widget_load = skl_tplg_widget_load,
        .control_load = skl_tplg_control_load,
        .io_ops_count = ARRAY_SIZE(skl_tplg_kcontrol_ops),
        .manifest = skl_manifest_load,
        .dai_load = skl_dai_load,
+       .complete = skl_tplg_complete,
 };
 
 /*