diff --git a/src/audio/buffers/comp_buffer.c b/src/audio/buffers/comp_buffer.c
index 16cbc2bcb686..be26ef5479b6 100644
--- a/src/audio/buffers/comp_buffer.c
+++ b/src/audio/buffers/comp_buffer.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ int buffer_set_params(struct comp_buffer *buffer,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (buffer->hw_params_configured && !force_update)
+	if (audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&buffer->audio_buffer) && !force_update)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = audio_stream_set_params(&buffer->stream, params);
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ int buffer_set_params(struct comp_buffer *buffer,
 	for (i = 0; i < SOF_IPC_MAX_CHANNELS; i++)
 		buffer->chmap[i] = params->chmap[i];
 
-	buffer->hw_params_configured = true;
+	audio_buffer_set_hw_params_configured(&buffer->audio_buffer);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/audio/buffers/ring_buffer.c b/src/audio/buffers/ring_buffer.c
index 25543c2e4992..45849b0b0669 100644
--- a/src/audio/buffers/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/src/audio/buffers/ring_buffer.c
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ static int ring_buffer_set_ipc_params(struct ring_buffer *ring_buffer,
 				      bool force_update)
 {
 	CORE_CHECK_STRUCT(&ring_buffer->audio_buffer);
-	if (ring_buffer->_hw_params_configured && !force_update)
+
+	if (audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&ring_buffer->audio_buffer) && !force_update)
 		return 0;
 
 	struct sof_audio_stream_params *audio_stream_params =
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ static int ring_buffer_set_ipc_params(struct ring_buffer *ring_buffer,
 	audio_stream_params->channels = params->channels;
 	audio_stream_params->buffer_fmt = params->buffer_fmt;
 
-	ring_buffer->_hw_params_configured = true;
+	audio_buffer_set_hw_params_configured(&ring_buffer->audio_buffer);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/audio/copier/copier.c b/src/audio/copier/copier.c
index a82e54990311..31f62eb9d115 100644
--- a/src/audio/copier/copier.c
+++ b/src/audio/copier/copier.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ static int do_conversion_copy(struct comp_dev *dev,
 	int i;
 
 	/* buffer params might be not yet configured by component on another pipeline */
-	if (!src->hw_params_configured || !sink->hw_params_configured)
+	if (!audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&src->audio_buffer) ||
+	    !audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&sink->audio_buffer))
 		return 0;
 
 	comp_get_copy_limits(src, sink, processed_data);
diff --git a/src/audio/copier/copier_generic.c b/src/audio/copier/copier_generic.c
index 48107d238cae..0fe271d76c12 100644
--- a/src/audio/copier/copier_generic.c
+++ b/src/audio/copier/copier_generic.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int create_endpoint_buffer(struct comp_dev *dev,
 	for (i = 0; i < SOF_IPC_MAX_CHANNELS; i++)
 		buffer->chmap[i] = (chan_map >> i * 4) & 0xf;
 
-	buffer->hw_params_configured = true;
+	audio_buffer_set_hw_params_configured(&buffer->audio_buffer);
 
 	if (create_multi_endpoint_buffer)
 		cd->multi_endpoint_buffer = buffer;
diff --git a/src/audio/dai-zephyr.c b/src/audio/dai-zephyr.c
index 32b44776a278..783207c45b64 100644
--- a/src/audio/dai-zephyr.c
+++ b/src/audio/dai-zephyr.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ dai_dma_cb(struct dai_data *dd, struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t bytes,
 			}
 
 			if (sink_dev && sink_dev->state == COMP_STATE_ACTIVE  &&
-			    sink->hw_params_configured) {
+			    audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&sink->audio_buffer)) {
 				ret = stream_copy_from_no_consume(dd->local_buffer, sink,
 								  converter[j], bytes, dd->chmap);
 			}
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ dai_dma_cb(struct dai_data *dd, struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t bytes,
 				}
 
 				if (sink_dev && sink_dev->state == COMP_STATE_ACTIVE &&
-				    sink->hw_params_configured)
+				    audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&sink->audio_buffer))
 					ret = stream_copy_from_no_consume(dd->dma_buffer,
 									  sink, converter[j],
 									  bytes, dd->chmap);
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ int dai_common_copy(struct dai_data *dd, struct comp_dev *dev, pcm_converter_fun
 			sink_dev = sink->sink;
 
 			if (sink_dev && sink_dev->state == COMP_STATE_ACTIVE &&
-			    sink->hw_params_configured) {
+			    audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&sink->audio_buffer)) {
 				sink_frames =
 					audio_stream_get_free_frames(&sink->stream);
 				frames = MIN(frames, sink_frames);
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ int dai_common_copy(struct dai_data *dd, struct comp_dev *dev, pcm_converter_fun
 				sink_dev = sink->sink;
 
 				if (sink_dev && sink_dev->state == COMP_STATE_ACTIVE &&
-				    sink->hw_params_configured) {
+				    audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&sink->audio_buffer)) {
 					sink_frames =
 						audio_stream_get_free_frames(&sink->stream);
 					frames = MIN(frames, sink_frames);
diff --git a/src/audio/mux/mux_ipc4.c b/src/audio/mux/mux_ipc4.c
index 6d183d6973f6..dd6315b3bcd0 100644
--- a/src/audio/mux/mux_ipc4.c
+++ b/src/audio/mux/mux_ipc4.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void set_mux_params(struct processing_module *mod)
 	if (!list_is_empty(&dev->bsink_list)) {
 		sink = comp_dev_get_first_data_consumer(dev);
 
-		if (!sink->hw_params_configured) {
+		if (!audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&sink->audio_buffer)) {
 			ipc4_update_buffer_format(sink, &cd->md.output_format);
 			params->frame_fmt = audio_stream_get_frm_fmt(&sink->stream);
 		}
diff --git a/src/audio/selector/selector.c b/src/audio/selector/selector.c
index 3ade8c14e477..fc36d5a9a830 100644
--- a/src/audio/selector/selector.c
+++ b/src/audio/selector/selector.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static void set_selector_params(struct processing_module *mod,
 	 */
 	src_buf = comp_dev_get_first_data_producer(dev);
 
-	if (!src_buf->hw_params_configured)
+	if (!audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(&src_buf->audio_buffer))
 		ipc4_update_buffer_format(src_buf, &mod->priv.cfg.base_cfg.audio_fmt);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/include/module/audio/audio_stream.h b/src/include/module/audio/audio_stream.h
index 5e30c2aab4a9..301d74861a74 100644
--- a/src/include/module/audio/audio_stream.h
+++ b/src/include/module/audio/audio_stream.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ struct sof_audio_stream_params {
 	bool underrun_permitted; /**< indicates whether underrun is permitted */
 
 	uint32_t buffer_fmt; /**< enum sof_ipc_buffer_format */
+
+	bool hw_params_configured; /**< indicates whether hw params were set */
 };
 
 #endif /* __MODULE_AUDIO_AUDIO_STREAM_H__ */
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/audio_buffer.h b/src/include/sof/audio/audio_buffer.h
index 38d690107157..4254d98d3c02 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/audio_buffer.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/audio_buffer.h
@@ -173,6 +173,21 @@ static inline bool audio_buffer_is_shared(struct sof_audio_buffer *buffer)
 	return buffer->is_shared;
 }
 
+static inline bool audio_buffer_hw_params_configured(struct sof_audio_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	return buffer->audio_stream_params->hw_params_configured;
+}
+
+static inline void audio_buffer_set_hw_params_configured(struct sof_audio_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	buffer->audio_stream_params->hw_params_configured = true;
+}
+
+static inline void audio_buffer_reset_params(struct sof_audio_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	buffer->audio_stream_params->hw_params_configured = false;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief return a handler to stream params structure
  */
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h b/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
index 4bb996c51a78..1e290d71cb4e 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ struct comp_buffer {
 	/* runtime stream params */
 	uint16_t chmap[SOF_IPC_MAX_CHANNELS];	/**< channel map - SOF_CHMAP_ */
 
-	bool hw_params_configured; /**< indicates whether hw params were set */
 	bool walking;		/**< indicates if the buffer is being walked */
 };
 
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ static inline void buffer_init_stream(struct comp_buffer *buffer, size_t size)
 
 static inline void buffer_reset_params(struct comp_buffer *buffer, void *data)
 {
-	buffer->hw_params_configured = false;
+	audio_buffer_reset_params(&buffer->audio_buffer);
 }
 
 #endif /* __SOF_AUDIO_BUFFER_H__ */
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/ring_buffer.h b/src/include/sof/audio/ring_buffer.h
index cd1f7cc968b0..222b102f2ae9 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/ring_buffer.h
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ struct ring_buffer {
 	uint8_t __sparse_cache *_data_buffer;
 	size_t _write_offset;		/* private: to be modified by data producer using API */
 	size_t _read_offset;		/* private: to be modified by data consumer using API */
-
-	bool _hw_params_configured;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c b/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
index 114f1cfea937..619be15a8030 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ void ipc4_update_buffer_format(struct comp_buffer *buf_c,
 	for (i = 0; i < SOF_IPC_MAX_CHANNELS; i++)
 		buf_c->chmap[i] = (fmt->ch_map >> i * 4) & 0xf;
 
-	buf_c->hw_params_configured = true;
+	audio_buffer_set_hw_params_configured(&buf_c->audio_buffer);
 }
 
 void ipc4_update_source_format(struct sof_source *source,