diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs/platform/intel/dmic-generic.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs/platform/intel/dmic-generic.conf
index 8901b1edd..cc4e03939 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs/platform/intel/dmic-generic.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs/platform/intel/dmic-generic.conf
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ Define {
 	DMIC0_DAI_PIPELINE_ID	12
 	DMIC0_HOST_PIPELINE_SINK "copier.host.11.1"
 	DMIC0_DAI_PIPELINE_SRC "copier.DMIC.12.1"
+	DMIC0_NAME	dmic01
+	DMIC0_PCM_CAPS	"Passthrough Capture 11"
+	DMIC0_PIPELINE_STREAM_NAME "copier.DMIC.12.1"
 }
 
 Object.Dai {
 	DMIC.0 {
-		name dmic01
+		name			$DMIC0_NAME
 		id 			$DMIC0_ID
 		driver_version		$DMIC_DRIVER_VERSION
 		io_clk			$DMIC_IO_CLK
@@ -48,10 +51,10 @@ Object.Pipeline {
 		format		$FORMAT
 		index 		$DMIC0_HOST_PIPELINE_ID
 		Object.Widget.pipeline.1 {
-			stream_name 'copier.DMIC.12.1'
+			stream_name $DMIC0_PIPELINE_STREAM_NAME
 		}
 		Object.Widget.copier.1 {
-			stream_name 'Passthrough Capture 11'
+			stream_name $DMIC0_PCM_CAPS
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ Object.Pipeline {
 		format 	$FORMAT
 		index		$DMIC0_DAI_PIPELINE_ID
 		Object.Widget.pipeline.1 {
-			stream_name 'copier.DMIC.12.1'
+			stream_name $DMIC0_PIPELINE_STREAM_NAME
 		}
 
 		Object.Widget.copier.1 {
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ Object.Pipeline {
 			dai_type	"DMIC"
 			copier_type	"DMIC"
 			type		dai_out
-			stream_name	"dmic01"
+			stream_name	$DMIC0_NAME
 			node_type $DMIC_LINK_INPUT_CLASS
 			Object.Base.audio_format.1 {
 				in_bit_depth		32
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ Object.PCM {
 		Object.Base.fe_dai."DMIC" {}
 
 		Object.PCM.pcm_caps."capture" {
-			name "Passthrough Capture 11"
+			name $DMIC0_PCM_CAPS
 			# only 32-bit capture supported now
 			formats 'S32_LE'
 		}