diff --git a/src/audio/dai-legacy.c b/src/audio/dai-legacy.c
index 278690036..2bea70627 100644
--- a/src/audio/dai-legacy.c
+++ b/src/audio/dai-legacy.c
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ static void dai_free(struct comp_dev *dev)
 
 	dma_put(dd->dma);
 
+	dai_release_llp_slot(dev);
+
 	dai_put(dd->dai);
 
 	if (dd->dai_spec_config)
diff --git a/src/audio/dai-zephyr.c b/src/audio/dai-zephyr.c
index aaef5eca6..3d097c4a4 100644
--- a/src/audio/dai-zephyr.c
+++ b/src/audio/dai-zephyr.c
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ static void dai_free(struct comp_dev *dev)
 
 	dma_put(dd->dma);
 
+	dai_release_llp_slot(dev);
+
 	dai_put(dd->dai);
 
 	rfree(dd->dai_spec_config);
diff --git a/src/include/sof/lib/dai-legacy.h b/src/include/sof/lib/dai-legacy.h
index c040a3cc6..995c1d52e 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/lib/dai-legacy.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/lib/dai-legacy.h
@@ -570,6 +570,11 @@ int dai_position(struct comp_dev *dev, struct sof_ipc_stream_posn *posn);
  * \brief update dai dma position for host driver.
  */
 void dai_dma_position_update(struct comp_dev *dev);
+
+/**
+ * \brief release llp slot
+ */
+void dai_release_llp_slot(struct comp_dev *dev);
 /** @}*/
 
 #endif /* __SOF_LIB_DAI_LEGACY_H__ */
diff --git a/src/include/sof/lib/dai-zephyr.h b/src/include/sof/lib/dai-zephyr.h
index 60a6d3804..cca91170b 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/lib/dai-zephyr.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/lib/dai-zephyr.h
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ int dai_position(struct comp_dev *dev, struct sof_ipc_stream_posn *posn);
  * \brief update dai dma position for host driver.
  */
 void dai_dma_position_update(struct comp_dev *dev);
+
+/**
+ * \brief release llp slot
+ */
+void dai_release_llp_slot(struct comp_dev *dev);
 /** @}*/
 
 #endif /* __SOF_LIB_DAI_ZEPHYR_H__ */
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc3/dai.c b/src/ipc/ipc3/dai.c
index 335b6a0f1..ad6e23650 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc3/dai.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc3/dai.c
@@ -397,3 +397,5 @@ int dai_position(struct comp_dev *dev, struct sof_ipc_stream_posn *posn)
 }
 
 void dai_dma_position_update(struct comp_dev *dev) { }
+
+void dai_release_llp_slot(struct comp_dev *dev) { }
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc4/dai.c b/src/ipc/ipc4/dai.c
index b7fc4f993..244076b80 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc4/dai.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc4/dai.c
@@ -158,12 +158,9 @@ void dai_dma_release(struct comp_dev *dev)
 		if (dd->slot_info.node_id) {
 			k_spinlock_key_t key;
 
-			/* reset llp position to 0 in memory window for reset state.
-			 * clear node id and llp position to 0 when dai is free
-			 */
+			/* reset llp position to 0 in memory window for reset state. */
 			memset_s(&slot, sizeof(slot), 0, sizeof(slot));
-			if (dev->state == COMP_STATE_PAUSED)
-				slot.node_id = dd->slot_info.node_id;
+			slot.node_id = dd->slot_info.node_id;
 
 			key = k_spin_lock(&sof_get()->fw_reg_lock);
 			mailbox_sw_regs_write(dd->slot_info.reg_offset, &slot, sizeof(slot));
@@ -193,6 +190,26 @@ void dai_dma_release(struct comp_dev *dev)
 	}
 }
 
+void dai_release_llp_slot(struct comp_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct dai_data *dd = comp_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct ipc4_llp_reading_slot slot;
+	k_spinlock_key_t key;
+
+	if (!dd->slot_info.node_id)
+		return;
+
+	memset_s(&slot, sizeof(slot), 0, sizeof(slot));
+
+	/* clear node id for released llp slot */
+	key = k_spin_lock(&sof_get()->fw_reg_lock);
+	mailbox_sw_regs_write(dd->slot_info.reg_offset, &slot, sizeof(slot));
+	k_spin_unlock(&sof_get()->fw_reg_lock, key);
+
+	dd->slot_info.reg_offset = 0;
+	dd->slot_info.node_id = 0;
+}
+
 static int dai_get_unused_llp_slot(struct comp_dev *dev,
 				   union ipc4_connector_node_id *node)
 {