diff --git a/tools/topology/platform/intel/intel-generic-dmic.m4 b/tools/topology/platform/intel/intel-generic-dmic.m4
index 2be95f5e1..ea85c1233 100644
--- a/tools/topology/platform/intel/intel-generic-dmic.m4
+++ b/tools/topology/platform/intel/intel-generic-dmic.m4
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 include(`platform/intel/dmic.m4')
 
 # defined in machine driver
-define(DMIC_DAI_LINK_48k_ID, `6')
-define(DMIC_DAI_LINK_16k_ID, `7')
+ifdef(`DMIC_DAI_LINK_48k_ID',`',
+`define(DMIC_DAI_LINK_48k_ID, `6')')
+ifdef(`DMIC_DAI_LINK_16k_ID',`',
+`define(DMIC_DAI_LINK_16k_ID, `7')')
 
 #
 # Define the pipelines