diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/core.c b/sound/soc/sof/core.c
index 625977a29d8a..75a1e2c6539f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/core.c
@@ -479,8 +479,10 @@ int snd_sof_device_shutdown(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_PROBE_WORK_QUEUE))
 		cancel_work_sync(&sdev->probe_work);
 
-	if (sdev->fw_state == SOF_FW_BOOT_COMPLETE)
+	if (sdev->fw_state == SOF_FW_BOOT_COMPLETE) {
+		sof_fw_trace_free(sdev);
 		return snd_sof_shutdown(sdev);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }