diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
index 974383cd0440740c4b904b7994bf3976f6df1df4..d78aa5d8552d58a24d51b358666d7d3258613875 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-pcm.c
@@ -202,38 +202,74 @@ snd_pcm_uframes_t hda_dsp_pcm_pointer(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 		goto found;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * DPIB/posbuf position mode:
-	 * For Playback, Use DPIB register from HDA space which
-	 * reflects the actual data transferred.
-	 * For Capture, Use the position buffer for pointer, as DPIB
-	 * is not accurate enough, its update may be completed
-	 * earlier than the data written to DDR.
-	 */
-	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
+	switch (sof_hda_position_quirk) {
+	case SOF_HDA_POSITION_QUIRK_USE_SKYLAKE_LEGACY:
+		/*
+		 * This legacy code, inherited from the Skylake driver,
+		 * mixes DPIB registers and DPIB DDR updates and
+		 * does not seem to follow any known hardware recommendations.
+		 * It's not clear e.g. why there is a different flow
+		 * for capture and playback, the only information that matters is
+		 * what traffic class is used, and on all SOF-enabled platforms
+		 * only VC0 is supported so the work-around was likely not necessary
+		 * and quite possibly wrong.
+		 */
+
+		/* DPIB/posbuf position mode:
+		 * For Playback, Use DPIB register from HDA space which
+		 * reflects the actual data transferred.
+		 * For Capture, Use the position buffer for pointer, as DPIB
+		 * is not accurate enough, its update may be completed
+		 * earlier than the data written to DDR.
+		 */
+		if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
+			pos = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_HDA_BAR,
+					       AZX_REG_VS_SDXDPIB_XBASE +
+					       (AZX_REG_VS_SDXDPIB_XINTERVAL *
+						hstream->index));
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * For capture stream, we need more workaround to fix the
+			 * position incorrect issue:
+			 *
+			 * 1. Wait at least 20us before reading position buffer after
+			 * the interrupt generated(IOC), to make sure position update
+			 * happens on frame boundary i.e. 20.833uSec for 48KHz.
+			 * 2. Perform a dummy Read to DPIB register to flush DMA
+			 * position value.
+			 * 3. Read the DMA Position from posbuf. Now the readback
+			 * value should be >= period boundary.
+			 */
+			usleep_range(20, 21);
+			snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_HDA_BAR,
+					 AZX_REG_VS_SDXDPIB_XBASE +
+					 (AZX_REG_VS_SDXDPIB_XINTERVAL *
+					  hstream->index));
+			pos = snd_hdac_stream_get_pos_posbuf(hstream);
+		}
+		break;
+	case SOF_HDA_POSITION_QUIRK_USE_DPIB_REGISTERS:
+		/*
+		 * In case VC1 traffic is disabled this is the recommended option
+		 */
 		pos = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_HDA_BAR,
 				       AZX_REG_VS_SDXDPIB_XBASE +
 				       (AZX_REG_VS_SDXDPIB_XINTERVAL *
 					hstream->index));
-	} else {
+		break;
+	case SOF_HDA_POSITION_QUIRK_USE_DPIB_DDR_UPDATE:
 		/*
-		 * For capture stream, we need more workaround to fix the
-		 * position incorrect issue:
-		 *
-		 * 1. Wait at least 20us before reading position buffer after
-		 * the interrupt generated(IOC), to make sure position update
-		 * happens on frame boundary i.e. 20.833uSec for 48KHz.
-		 * 2. Perform a dummy Read to DPIB register to flush DMA
-		 * position value.
-		 * 3. Read the DMA Position from posbuf. Now the readback
-		 * value should be >= period boundary.
+		 * This is the recommended option when VC1 is enabled.
+		 * While this isn't needed for SOF platforms it's added for
+		 * consistency and debug.
 		 */
-		usleep_range(20, 21);
-		snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, HDA_DSP_HDA_BAR,
-				 AZX_REG_VS_SDXDPIB_XBASE +
-				 (AZX_REG_VS_SDXDPIB_XINTERVAL *
-				  hstream->index));
 		pos = snd_hdac_stream_get_pos_posbuf(hstream);
+		break;
+	default:
+		dev_err_once(sdev->dev, "hda_position_quirk value %d not supported\n",
+			     sof_hda_position_quirk);
+		pos = 0;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	if (pos >= hstream->bufsize)
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
index cfe026dbf1242c7277dbce01998a3d203d18f5fd..dabbd5d908f6467db093151b97e599da9c5c9946 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_msi, "SOF HDA use PCI MSI mode");
 #define hda_use_msi	(1)
 #endif
 
+int sof_hda_position_quirk = SOF_HDA_POSITION_QUIRK_USE_DPIB_REGISTERS;
+module_param_named(position_quirk, sof_hda_position_quirk, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(position_quirk, "SOF HDaudio position quirk");
+
 static char *hda_model;
 module_param(hda_model, charp, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(hda_model, "Use the given HDA board model.");
@@ -610,7 +614,10 @@ static int hda_init(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	/* HDA bus init */
 	sof_hda_bus_init(bus, &pci->dev);
 
-	bus->use_posbuf = 1;
+	if (sof_hda_position_quirk == SOF_HDA_POSITION_QUIRK_USE_DPIB_REGISTERS)
+		bus->use_posbuf = 0;
+	else
+		bus->use_posbuf = 1;
 	bus->bdl_pos_adj = 0;
 	bus->sync_write = 1;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
index e2055b6c81398d0eb15b1a77dab62d06edcd0b4b..cb71d9d5cf6c493c18344c497df44cab633dff13 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
@@ -740,4 +740,10 @@ struct sof_ipc_dai_config;
 int hda_ctrl_dai_widget_setup(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, unsigned int quirk_flags);
 int hda_ctrl_dai_widget_free(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, unsigned int quirk_flags);
 
+#define SOF_HDA_POSITION_QUIRK_USE_SKYLAKE_LEGACY	(0) /* previous implementation */
+#define SOF_HDA_POSITION_QUIRK_USE_DPIB_REGISTERS	(1) /* recommended if VC0 only */
+#define SOF_HDA_POSITION_QUIRK_USE_DPIB_DDR_UPDATE	(2) /* recommended with VC0 or VC1 */
+
+extern int sof_hda_position_quirk;
+
 #endif