diff --git a/scripts/set_xtensa_params.sh b/scripts/set_xtensa_params.sh
index 37c2bdbdf..a78cb05f3 100644
--- a/scripts/set_xtensa_params.sh
+++ b/scripts/set_xtensa_params.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ platform=$1
 # duplication in this first, very verbose `case` statement. Prefer
 # adding a new, smarter, per-variable `case` statement like the one for
 # ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT below
+PLATFORM="$platform"
 case "$platform" in
 
     # Intel
@@ -59,32 +60,27 @@ case "$platform" in
 	PLATFORM_PRIVATE_KEY="-D${SIGNING_TOOL}_PRIVATE_KEY=$SOF_TOP/keys/otc_private_key_3k.pem"
 	;;
     mtl|lnl)
-	PLATFORM="$platform"
 	XTENSA_CORE="ace10_LX7HiFi4_2022_10"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RI-2022.10-linux"
 	;;
 
     # NXP
     imx8)
-	PLATFORM="imx8"
 	XTENSA_CORE="hifi4_nxp_v3_3_1_2_2017"
 	HOST="xtensa-imx-elf"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RG-2017.8-linux"
 	;;
     imx8x)
-	PLATFORM="imx8x"
 	XTENSA_CORE="hifi4_nxp_v3_3_1_2_2017"
 	HOST="xtensa-imx-elf"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RG-2017.8-linux"
 	;;
     imx8m)
-	PLATFORM="imx8m"
 	XTENSA_CORE="hifi4_mscale_v0_0_2_2017"
 	HOST="xtensa-imx8m-elf"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RG-2017.8-linux"
 	;;
     imx8ulp)
-	PLATFORM="imx8ulp"
 	XTENSA_CORE="hifi4_nxp2_ulp_prod"
 	HOST="xtensa-imx8ulp-elf"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RG-2017.8-linux"
@@ -105,14 +101,12 @@ case "$platform" in
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RI-2019.1-linux"
 	;;
     vangogh)
-	PLATFORM="vangogh"
 	ARCH="xtensa"
 	XTENSA_CORE="ACP_5_0_001_PROD"
 	HOST="xtensa-vangogh-elf"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RI-2019.1-linux"
 	;;
     acp_6_3)
-	PLATFORM="acp_6_3"
 	ARCH="xtensa"
 	XTENSA_CORE="ACP_6_3_HiFi5_PROD_Linux"
 	HOST="xtensa-acp_6_3-elf"
@@ -121,19 +115,16 @@ case "$platform" in
 
     # Mediatek
     mt8186)
-	PLATFORM="mt8186"
 	XTENSA_CORE="hifi5_7stg_I64D128"
 	HOST="xtensa-mt8186-elf"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RI-2020.5-linux"
 	;;
     mt8188)
-	PLATFORM="mt8188"
 	XTENSA_CORE="hifi5_7stg_I64D128"
 	HOST="xtensa-mt8188-elf"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RI-2020.5-linux"
 	;;
     mt8195)
-	PLATFORM="mt8195"
 	XTENSA_CORE="hifi4_8195_PROD"
 	HOST="xtensa-mt8195-elf"
 	TOOLCHAIN_VER="RI-2019.1-linux"