diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8.c b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8.c
index dd59a74480d6..0aeb44d0acc7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8.c
@@ -59,40 +59,6 @@ struct imx8_priv {
 
 };
 
-static void imx8_get_reply(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
-{
-	struct snd_sof_ipc_msg *msg = sdev->msg;
-	struct sof_ipc_reply reply;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (!msg) {
-		dev_warn(sdev->dev, "unexpected ipc interrupt\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* get reply */
-	sof_mailbox_read(sdev, sdev->host_box.offset, &reply, sizeof(reply));
-
-	if (reply.error < 0) {
-		memcpy(msg->reply_data, &reply, sizeof(reply));
-		ret = reply.error;
-	} else {
-		/* reply has correct size? */
-		if (reply.hdr.size != msg->reply_size) {
-			dev_err(sdev->dev, "error: reply expected %zu got %u bytes\n",
-				msg->reply_size, reply.hdr.size);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		/* read the message */
-		if (msg->reply_size > 0)
-			sof_mailbox_read(sdev, sdev->host_box.offset,
-					 msg->reply_data, msg->reply_size);
-	}
-
-	msg->reply_error = ret;
-}
-
 static int imx8_get_mailbox_offset(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 {
 	return MBOX_OFFSET;
@@ -109,8 +75,7 @@ static void imx8_dsp_handle_reply(struct imx_dsp_ipc *ipc)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->sdev->ipc_lock, flags);
-	imx8_get_reply(priv->sdev);
-	snd_sof_ipc_reply(priv->sdev, 0);
+	snd_sof_ipc_process_reply(priv->sdev, 0);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->sdev->ipc_lock, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
index e4618980cf8b..f454a5d0a87e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
@@ -32,40 +32,6 @@ struct imx8m_priv {
 	struct platform_device *ipc_dev;
 };
 
-static void imx8m_get_reply(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
-{
-	struct snd_sof_ipc_msg *msg = sdev->msg;
-	struct sof_ipc_reply reply;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (!msg) {
-		dev_warn(sdev->dev, "unexpected ipc interrupt\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* get reply */
-	sof_mailbox_read(sdev, sdev->host_box.offset, &reply, sizeof(reply));
-
-	if (reply.error < 0) {
-		memcpy(msg->reply_data, &reply, sizeof(reply));
-		ret = reply.error;
-	} else {
-		/* reply has correct size? */
-		if (reply.hdr.size != msg->reply_size) {
-			dev_err(sdev->dev, "error: reply expected %zu got %u bytes\n",
-				msg->reply_size, reply.hdr.size);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		/* read the message */
-		if (msg->reply_size > 0)
-			sof_mailbox_read(sdev, sdev->host_box.offset,
-					 msg->reply_data, msg->reply_size);
-	}
-
-	msg->reply_error = ret;
-}
-
 static int imx8m_get_mailbox_offset(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 {
 	return MBOX_OFFSET;
@@ -82,8 +48,7 @@ static void imx8m_dsp_handle_reply(struct imx_dsp_ipc *ipc)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->sdev->ipc_lock, flags);
-	imx8m_get_reply(priv->sdev);
-	snd_sof_ipc_reply(priv->sdev, 0);
+	snd_sof_ipc_process_reply(priv->sdev, 0);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->sdev->ipc_lock, flags);
 }