diff --git a/src/include/nhlt.h b/src/include/nhlt.h
index 335580144c..167be520dc 100644
--- a/src/include/nhlt.h
+++ b/src/include/nhlt.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ enum {
 
 enum {
 	NHLT_PDM_DEV,
+	NHLT_PDM_DEV_CAVS15,	// NHLT_PDM_DEV on cAVS1.5 (KBL) based platforms
 };
 
 /* Endpoint direction. */
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/skylake/nhlt/dmic.c b/src/soc/intel/skylake/nhlt/dmic.c
index 16eb605557..76c1990826 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/skylake/nhlt/dmic.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/skylake/nhlt/dmic.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static const struct nhlt_dmic_array_config dmic_2ch_mic_config = {
 static const struct nhlt_endp_descriptor dmic_2ch_descriptors[] = {
 	{
 		.link = NHLT_LINK_PDM,
-		.device = NHLT_PDM_DEV,
+		.device = NHLT_PDM_DEV_CAVS15,
 		.direction = NHLT_DIR_CAPTURE,
 		.vid = NHLT_VID,
 		.did = NHLT_DID_DMIC,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const struct nhlt_dmic_array_config dmic_4ch_mic_config = {
 static const struct nhlt_endp_descriptor dmic_4ch_descriptors[] = {
 	{
 		.link = NHLT_LINK_PDM,
-		.device = NHLT_PDM_DEV,
+		.device = NHLT_PDM_DEV_CAVS15,
 		.direction = NHLT_DIR_CAPTURE,
 		.vid = NHLT_VID,
 		.did = NHLT_DID_DMIC,