diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
index a7854c8fc523..ad4d0f82603e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
@@ -1248,5 +1248,7 @@ int skl_tplg_init(struct snd_soc_platform *platform, struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus)
 	skl->resource.max_mcps = SKL_MAX_MCPS;
 	skl->resource.max_mem = SKL_FW_MAX_MEM;
 
+	skl->tplg = fw;
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index 5319529aedf7..caa69c4598a6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
 #include "skl.h"
 
@@ -520,6 +521,9 @@ static void skl_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
 	struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus = pci_get_drvdata(pci);
 	struct skl *skl = ebus_to_skl(ebus);
 
+	if (skl->tplg)
+		release_firmware(skl->tplg);
+
 	if (pci_dev_run_wake(pci))
 		pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pci->dev);
 	pci_dev_put(pci);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
index dd2e79ae45a8..a0709e344d44 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ struct skl {
 	struct skl_dsp_resource resource;
 	struct list_head ppl_list;
 	struct list_head dapm_path_list;
+
+	const struct firmware *tplg;
 };
 
 #define skl_to_ebus(s)	(&(s)->ebus)