diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
index fc3ead77e5ea61..74fbb914ae7f4a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
@@ -528,7 +528,20 @@ static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	ret = sof_ipc4_set_multi_pipeline_state(sdev, SOF_IPC4_PIPE_PAUSED, trigger_list);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		spcm_err(spcm, substream->stream, "failed to pause all pipelines\n");
-		goto free;
+		/*
+		 * workaround: if the firmware is crashed while setting the
+		 * pipelines to reset state we must ignore the error code and
+		 * reset it to 0.
+		 * Since the firmware is crashed we will not send IPC messages
+		 * and we are going to see errors printed, but the state of the
+		 * widgets will be correct for the next boot.
+		 * Similarly, continue if the IPC has timed out.
+		 */
+		if (sdev->fw_state != SOF_FW_CRASHED || state != SOF_IPC4_PIPE_RESET ||
+		    ret != -ETIMEDOUT)
+			goto free;
+
+		ret = 0;
 	}
 
 	/* update PAUSED state for all pipelines just triggered */
@@ -566,8 +579,10 @@ static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 		 * Since the firmware is crashed we will not send IPC messages
 		 * and we are going to see errors printed, but the state of the
 		 * widgets will be correct for the next boot.
+		 * Similarly, continue if the IPC has timed out.
 		 */
-		if (sdev->fw_state != SOF_FW_CRASHED || state != SOF_IPC4_PIPE_RESET)
+		if (sdev->fw_state != SOF_FW_CRASHED || state != SOF_IPC4_PIPE_RESET ||
+		    ret != -ETIMEDOUT)
 			goto free;
 
 		ret = 0;