diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
index 9d50652cc3f45e..62bd5bd047038f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-loader.c
@@ -519,14 +519,15 @@ int hda_dsp_ipc4_load_library(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 			      struct sof_ipc4_fw_library *fw_lib, bool reload)
 {
 	struct sof_intel_hda_dev *hda = sdev->pdata->hw_pdata;
+	struct sof_ipc4_fw_data *ipc4_data = sdev->private;
 	struct hdac_ext_stream *hext_stream;
 	struct firmware stripped_firmware;
 	struct sof_ipc4_msg msg = {};
 	struct snd_dma_buffer dmab;
 	int ret, ret1;
 
-	/* IMR booting will restore the libraries as well, skip the loading */
-	if (reload && hda->booted_from_imr)
+	/* if IMR booting is enabled and library reload is not defined, skip the loading */
+	if (reload && hda->booted_from_imr && !ipc4_data->feature_mask & SOF_IPC4_LIBRARY_RELOAD)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* the fw_lib has been verified during loading, we can trust the validity here */