diff --git a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.c b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.c
index baca41e05..cd7157b4c 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.c
+++ b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 //         Liam Girdwood <liam.r.girdwood@linux.intel.com>
 //         Keyon Jie <yang.jie@linux.intel.com>
 
-#include <sof/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h>
 #include <sof/audio/buffer.h>
 #include <sof/audio/component.h>
 #include <sof/audio/data_blob.h>
@@ -37,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "eq_fir.h"
+
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(eq_fir, CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL);
 
 /* 43a90ce7-f3a5-41df-ac06-ba98651ae6a3 */
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/include/sof/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h
rename to src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h
diff --git a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_generic.c b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_generic.c
index 7edea7b21..6454ded2a 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_generic.c
+++ b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_generic.c
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@
 #if FIR_GENERIC
 
 #include <sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h>
-#include <sof/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h>
 #include <sof/math/fir_generic.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "eq_fir.h"
+
 LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(eq_fir, CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL);
 
 #if CONFIG_FORMAT_S16LE
diff --git a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_hifi2ep.c b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_hifi2ep.c
index fc5ce500b..270ba7a6c 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_hifi2ep.c
+++ b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_hifi2ep.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #if FIR_HIFIEP
 
 #include <sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h>
-#include <sof/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h>
 #include <sof/audio/buffer.h>
 #include <sof/audio/format.h>
 #include <sof/math/fir_hifi2ep.h>
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "eq_fir.h"
+
 LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(eq_fir, CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL);
 
 #if CONFIG_FORMAT_S32LE
diff --git a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_hifi3.c b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_hifi3.c
index 00ce83674..2b7552605 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_hifi3.c
+++ b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_hifi3.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #if FIR_HIFI3
 
 #include <sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h>
-#include <sof/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h>
 #include <sof/math/fir_hifi3.h>
 #include <user/fir.h>
 #include <xtensa/config/defs.h>
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "eq_fir.h"
+
 LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(eq_fir, CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL);
 
 #if CONFIG_FORMAT_S32LE
diff --git a/test/cmocka/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_process.c b/test/cmocka/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_process.c
index 5cd53c1cf..f13746052 100644
--- a/test/cmocka/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_process.c
+++ b/test/cmocka/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir_process.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <cmocka.h>
 #include <kernel/header.h>
 #include <sof/audio/component_ext.h>
-#include <sof/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.h>
+#include <eq_fir/eq_fir.h>
 #include <sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h>
 
 #include "../../util.h"