diff --git a/src/audio/codec_adapter/codec/cadence.c b/src/audio/codec_adapter/codec/cadence.c
index 05e75f6b9..c4f00f52b 100644
--- a/src/audio/codec_adapter/codec/cadence.c
+++ b/src/audio/codec_adapter/codec/cadence.c
@@ -94,13 +94,59 @@ static struct cadence_api cadence_api_table[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
+static int cadence_codec_post_init(struct processing_module *mod)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct comp_dev *dev = mod->dev;
+	struct module_data *codec = comp_get_module_data(dev);
+	struct cadence_codec_data *cd = codec->private;
+	uint32_t obj_size;
+
+	comp_dbg(dev, "cadence_codec_post_init() start");
+
+	/* Obtain codec name */
+	API_CALL(cd, XA_API_CMD_GET_LIB_ID_STRINGS,
+		 XA_CMD_TYPE_LIB_NAME, cd->name, ret);
+	if (ret != LIB_NO_ERROR) {
+		comp_err(dev, "cadence_codec_init() error %x: failed to get lib name",
+			 ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	/* Get codec object size */
+	API_CALL(cd, XA_API_CMD_GET_API_SIZE, 0, &obj_size, ret);
+	if (ret != LIB_NO_ERROR) {
+		comp_err(dev, "cadence_codec_init() error %x: failed to get lib object size",
+			 ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	/* Allocate space for codec object */
+	cd->self = rballoc(0, SOF_MEM_CAPS_RAM, obj_size);
+	if (!cd->self) {
+		comp_err(dev, "cadence_codec_init(): failed to allocate space for lib object");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	comp_dbg(dev, "cadence_codec_post_init(): allocated %d bytes for lib object", obj_size);
+
+	/* Set all params to their default values */
+	API_CALL(cd, XA_API_CMD_INIT, XA_CMD_TYPE_INIT_API_PRE_CONFIG_PARAMS,
+		 NULL, ret);
+	if (ret != LIB_NO_ERROR) {
+		rfree(cd->self);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	comp_dbg(dev, "cadence_codec_post_init() done");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int cadence_codec_init(struct processing_module *mod)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct comp_dev *dev = mod->dev;
 	struct module_data *codec = comp_get_module_data(dev);
 	struct cadence_codec_data *cd = NULL;
-	uint32_t obj_size;
 	uint32_t no_of_api = ARRAY_SIZE(cadence_api_table);
 	uint32_t api_id = CODEC_GET_API_ID(DEFAULT_CODEC_ID);
 	uint32_t i;
@@ -160,38 +206,9 @@ static int cadence_codec_init(struct processing_module *mod)
 		setup_cfg->avail = true;
 	}
 
-	/* Obtain codec name */
-	API_CALL(cd, XA_API_CMD_GET_LIB_ID_STRINGS,
-		 XA_CMD_TYPE_LIB_NAME, cd->name, ret);
-	if (ret != LIB_NO_ERROR) {
-		comp_err(dev, "cadence_codec_init() error %x: failed to get lib name",
-			 ret);
-		goto free;
-	}
-	/* Get codec object size */
-	API_CALL(cd, XA_API_CMD_GET_API_SIZE, 0, &obj_size, ret);
-	if (ret != LIB_NO_ERROR) {
-		comp_err(dev, "cadence_codec_init() error %x: failed to get lib object size",
-			 ret);
-		goto free;
-	}
-	/* Allocate space for codec object */
-	cd->self = rballoc(0, SOF_MEM_CAPS_RAM, obj_size);
-	if (!cd->self) {
-		comp_err(dev, "cadence_codec_init(): failed to allocate space for lib object");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free;
-	}
-
-	comp_dbg(dev, "cadence_codec_init(): allocated %d bytes for lib object", obj_size);
-
-	/* Set all params to their default values */
-	API_CALL(cd, XA_API_CMD_INIT, XA_CMD_TYPE_INIT_API_PRE_CONFIG_PARAMS,
-		 NULL, ret);
-	if (ret != LIB_NO_ERROR) {
-		rfree(cd->self);
-		goto free;
-	}
+	ret = cadence_codec_post_init(mod);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	comp_dbg(dev, "cadence_codec_init() done");