diff --git a/src/init/init.c b/src/init/init.c
index 86049d8b6be1..c9cc1eed6fec 100644
--- a/src/init/init.c
+++ b/src/init/init.c
@@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ static inline void lp_sram_unpack(void)
 
 #if CONFIG_MULTICORE
 
-#ifndef __ZEPHYR__
+#ifdef __ZEPHYR__
 
-static int check_restore(void)
+static bool check_restore(void)
 {
 	struct idc *idc = *idc_get();
-	struct task *task = *task_main_get();
 	struct notify *notifier = *arch_notify_get();
 	struct schedulers *schedulers = *arch_schedulers_get();
 
@@ -100,10 +99,25 @@ static int check_restore(void)
 	 * are available in memory, it means that this is not cold boot and memory
 	 * has not been powered off.
 	 */
-	if (!idc || !task || !notifier || !schedulers)
-		return 0;
+	return !!idc && !!notifier && !!schedulers;
+}
+
+static inline int secondary_core_restore(void) { return 0; };
+
+#else
 
-	return 1;
+static bool check_restore(void)
+{
+	struct idc *idc = *idc_get();
+	struct task *task = *task_main_get();
+	struct notify *notifier = *arch_notify_get();
+	struct schedulers *schedulers = *arch_schedulers_get();
+
+	/* check whether basic core structures has been already allocated. If they
+	 * are available in memory, it means that this is not cold boot and memory
+	 * has not been powered off.
+	 */
+	return !!idc && !!task && !!notifier && !!schedulers;
 }
 
 static int secondary_core_restore(void)
@@ -158,7 +172,7 @@ int secondary_core_init(struct sof *sof)
 	err = arch_init();
 	if (err < 0)
 		sof_panic(SOF_IPC_PANIC_ARCH);
-
+#endif
 	/* check whether we are in a cold boot process or not (e.g. D0->D0ix
 	 * flow when primary core disables all secondary cores). If not, we do
 	 * not have allocate basic structures like e.g. schedulers, notifier,
@@ -167,7 +181,6 @@ int secondary_core_init(struct sof *sof)
 	 */
 	if (check_restore())
 		return secondary_core_restore();
-#endif
 
 	trace_point(TRACE_BOOT_SYS_NOTIFIER);
 	init_system_notify(sof);