diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
index e30c6cbc51cb..3304a7298093 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
@@ -119,39 +119,6 @@ struct comp_dev *module_adapter_new(const struct comp_driver *drv,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int module_adapter_sink_src_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct processing_module *mod = comp_get_drvdata(dev);
-	struct list_item *blist;
-	int ret;
-	int i;
-
-	/* acquire all sink and source buffers, get handlers to sink/source API */
-	i = 0;
-	list_for_item(blist, &dev->bsink_list) {
-		struct comp_buffer *sink_buffer =
-				container_of(blist, struct comp_buffer, source_list);
-		mod->sinks[i] = audio_stream_get_sink(&sink_buffer->stream);
-		i++;
-	}
-	mod->num_of_sinks = i;
-
-	i = 0;
-	list_for_item(blist, &dev->bsource_list) {
-		struct comp_buffer *source_buffer =
-				container_of(blist, struct comp_buffer, sink_list);
-
-		mod->sources[i] = audio_stream_get_source(&source_buffer->stream);
-		i++;
-	}
-	mod->num_of_sources = i;
-
-	/* Prepare module */
-	ret = module_prepare(mod, mod->sources, mod->num_of_sources, mod->sinks, mod->num_of_sinks);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 #if CONFIG_ZEPHYR_DP_SCHEDULER
 static int module_adapter_dp_queue_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc3.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc3.c
index 7c3a2f1afb29..920eb4f0f169 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc3.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc3.c
@@ -287,3 +287,36 @@ int module_adapter_cmd(struct comp_dev *dev, int cmd, void *data, int max_data_s
 	comp_dbg(dev, "module_adapter_cmd() done");
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int module_adapter_sink_src_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct processing_module *mod = comp_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct list_item *blist;
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
+	/* acquire all sink and source buffers, get handlers to sink/source API */
+	i = 0;
+	list_for_item(blist, &dev->bsink_list) {
+		struct comp_buffer *sink_buffer =
+				container_of(blist, struct comp_buffer, source_list);
+		mod->sinks[i] = audio_stream_get_sink(&sink_buffer->stream);
+		i++;
+	}
+	mod->num_of_sinks = i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	list_for_item(blist, &dev->bsource_list) {
+		struct comp_buffer *source_buffer =
+				container_of(blist, struct comp_buffer, sink_list);
+
+		mod->sources[i] = audio_stream_get_source(&source_buffer->stream);
+		i++;
+	}
+	mod->num_of_sources = i;
+
+	/* Prepare module */
+	ret = module_prepare(mod, mod->sources, mod->num_of_sources, mod->sinks, mod->num_of_sinks);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc4.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc4.c
index def965caacb1..c30e8646c5bf 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc4.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc4.c
@@ -237,3 +237,11 @@ uint64_t module_adapter_get_total_data_processed(struct comp_dev *dev,
 		return mod->total_data_consumed;
 }
 
+int module_adapter_sink_src_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct processing_module *mod = comp_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	/* Prepare module */
+	return module_prepare(mod, mod->sources, mod->num_of_sources,
+			      mod->sinks, mod->num_of_sinks);
+}
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h b/src/include/sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h
index 1ab2485fe348..52208f70f62d 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.h
@@ -325,4 +325,5 @@ void module_adapter_check_data(struct processing_module *mod, struct comp_dev *d
 void module_adapter_set_params(struct processing_module *mod, struct sof_ipc_stream_params *params);
 int module_adapter_set_state(struct processing_module *mod, struct comp_dev *dev,
 			     int cmd);
+int module_adapter_sink_src_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev);
 #endif /* __SOF_AUDIO_MODULE_GENERIC__ */