diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
index fdcb8ffb4284..edc77d18c245 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #define SWRM_CMD_FIFO_CMD					0x308
 #define SWRM_CMD_FIFO_STATUS					0x30C
 #define SWRM_CMD_FIFO_CFG_ADDR					0x314
+#define SWRM_CONTINUE_EXEC_ON_CMD_IGNORE			BIT(31)
 #define SWRM_RD_WR_CMD_RETRIES					0x7
 #define SWRM_CMD_FIFO_RD_FIFO_ADDR				0x318
 #define SWRM_ENUMERATOR_CFG_ADDR				0x500
@@ -343,7 +344,15 @@ static int qcom_swrm_init(struct qcom_swrm_ctrl *ctrl)
 	ctrl->reg_write(ctrl, SWRM_MCP_CFG_ADDR, val);
 
 	/* Configure number of retries of a read/write cmd */
-	ctrl->reg_write(ctrl, SWRM_CMD_FIFO_CFG_ADDR, SWRM_RD_WR_CMD_RETRIES);
+	if (ctrl->version > 0x01050001) {
+		/* Only for versions >= 1.5.1 */
+		ctrl->reg_write(ctrl, SWRM_CMD_FIFO_CFG_ADDR,
+				SWRM_RD_WR_CMD_RETRIES |
+				SWRM_CONTINUE_EXEC_ON_CMD_IGNORE);
+	} else {
+		ctrl->reg_write(ctrl, SWRM_CMD_FIFO_CFG_ADDR,
+				SWRM_RD_WR_CMD_RETRIES);
+	}
 
 	/* Set IRQ to PULSE */
 	ctrl->reg_write(ctrl, SWRM_COMP_CFG_ADDR,