diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h b/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
index 4e5bab838cbff7285bbc2d83f779120a571cafd2..0ca64f0f88736069621a1ead9acb53083c2bb432 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #define SOF_DBG_DYNAMIC_PIPELINES_ENABLE	BIT(4) /* 0: use static pipelines
 							* 1: use dynamic pipelines
 							*/
+#define SOF_DBG_DISABLE_MULTICORE		BIT(5) /* schedule all pipelines/widgets
+							* on primary core
+							*/
 
 #define SOF_DBG_DUMP_REGS		BIT(0)
 #define SOF_DBG_DUMP_MBOX		BIT(1)
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index 534f004f61622186bcb6209388a3d56071465182..73c0ee7b88acd159f33f5fa5a7719d133799084d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -1759,6 +1759,9 @@ static int sof_widget_load_pipeline(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	if (sof_core_debug & SOF_DBG_DISABLE_MULTICORE)
+		pipeline->core = SOF_DSP_PRIMARY_CORE;
+
 	if (sof_core_debug & SOF_DBG_DYNAMIC_PIPELINES_OVERRIDE)
 		swidget->dynamic_pipeline_widget = sof_core_debug &
 			SOF_DBG_DYNAMIC_PIPELINES_ENABLE;
@@ -2356,6 +2359,9 @@ static int sof_widget_ready(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (sof_core_debug & SOF_DBG_DISABLE_MULTICORE)
+		comp.core = SOF_DSP_PRIMARY_CORE;
+
 	swidget->core = comp.core;
 
 	ret = sof_parse_tokens(scomp, &swidget->comp_ext, comp_ext_tokens,