diff --git a/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c b/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
index 2c4dfc0b7e34..696a958d93e9 100644
--- a/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
+++ b/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(intel_nhlt_ssp_mclk_mask);
 
 static struct nhlt_specific_cfg *
 nhlt_get_specific_cfg(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_fmt *fmt, u8 num_ch,
-		      u32 rate, u8 vbps, u8 bps)
+		      u32 rate, u8 vbps, u8 bps, bool ignore_vbps)
 {
 	struct nhlt_fmt_cfg *cfg = fmt->fmt_config;
 	struct wav_fmt *wfmt;
@@ -255,8 +255,12 @@ nhlt_get_specific_cfg(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_fmt *fmt, u8 num_ch,
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Endpoint format: ch=%d fmt=%d/%d rate=%d\n",
 			wfmt->channels, _vbps, _bps, wfmt->samples_per_sec);
 
+		/*
+		 * When looking for exact match of configuration ignore the vbps
+		 * from NHLT table when ignore_vbps is true
+		 */
 		if (wfmt->channels == num_ch && wfmt->samples_per_sec == rate &&
-		    vbps == _vbps && bps == _bps)
+		    (ignore_vbps || vbps == _vbps) && bps == _bps)
 			return &cfg->config;
 
 		cfg = (struct nhlt_fmt_cfg *)(cfg->config.caps + cfg->config.size);
@@ -289,6 +293,7 @@ intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
 {
 	struct nhlt_specific_cfg *cfg;
 	struct nhlt_endpoint *epnt;
+	bool ignore_vbps = false;
 	struct nhlt_fmt *fmt;
 	int i;
 
@@ -298,7 +303,26 @@ intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Looking for configuration:\n");
 	dev_dbg(dev, "  vbus_id=%d link_type=%d dir=%d, dev_type=%d\n",
 		bus_id, link_type, dir, dev_type);
-	dev_dbg(dev, "  ch=%d fmt=%d/%d rate=%d\n", num_ch, vbps, bps, rate);
+	if (link_type == NHLT_LINK_DMIC && bps == 32 && (vbps == 24 || vbps == 32)) {
+		/*
+		 * The DMIC hardware supports only one type of 32 bits sample
+		 * size, which is 24 bit sampling on the MSB side and bits[1:0]
+		 * are used for indicating the channel number.
+		 * It has been observed that some NHLT tables have the vbps
+		 * specified as 32 while some uses 24.
+		 * The format these variations describe are identical, the
+		 * hardware is configured and behaves the same way.
+		 * Note: when the samples assumed to be vbps=32 then the 'noise'
+		 * introduced by the lower two bits (channel number) have no
+		 * real life implication on audio quality.
+		 */
+		dev_dbg(dev,
+			"  ch=%d fmt=%d rate=%d (vbps is ignored for DMIC 32bit format)\n",
+			num_ch, bps, rate);
+		ignore_vbps = true;
+	} else {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "  ch=%d fmt=%d/%d rate=%d\n", num_ch, vbps, bps, rate);
+	}
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Endpoint count=%d\n", nhlt->endpoint_count);
 
 	epnt = (struct nhlt_endpoint *)nhlt->desc;
@@ -307,7 +331,8 @@ intel_nhlt_get_endpoint_blob(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt,
 		if (nhlt_check_ep_match(dev, epnt, bus_id, link_type, dir, dev_type)) {
 			fmt = (struct nhlt_fmt *)(epnt->config.caps + epnt->config.size);
 
-			cfg = nhlt_get_specific_cfg(dev, fmt, num_ch, rate, vbps, bps);
+			cfg = nhlt_get_specific_cfg(dev, fmt, num_ch, rate,
+						    vbps, bps, ignore_vbps);
 			if (cfg)
 				return cfg;
 		}