diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-topology.c
index 2c7a5e7a364cf..d96555438c6bf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-topology.c
@@ -2309,27 +2309,16 @@ static int sof_tear_down_left_over_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * For older firmware, this function doesn't free widgets for static pipelines during suspend.
- * It only resets use_count for all widgets.
- */
-static int sof_ipc3_tear_down_all_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, bool verify)
+static int sof_ipc3_free_widgets_in_list(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, bool include_scheduler,
+					 bool *dyn_widgets, bool verify)
 {
 	struct sof_ipc_fw_version *v = &sdev->fw_ready.version;
 	struct snd_sof_widget *swidget;
-	struct snd_sof_route *sroute;
-	bool dyn_widgets = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * This function is called during suspend and for one-time topology verification during
-	 * first boot. In both cases, there is no need to protect swidget->use_count and
-	 * sroute->setup because during suspend all running streams are suspended and during
-	 * topology loading the sound card unavailable to open PCMs.
-	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(swidget, &sdev->widget_list, list) {
 		if (swidget->dynamic_pipeline_widget) {
-			dyn_widgets = true;
+			*dyn_widgets = true;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -2344,11 +2333,49 @@ static int sof_ipc3_tear_down_all_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, bool verif
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (include_scheduler && swidget->id != snd_soc_dapm_scheduler)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!include_scheduler && swidget->id == snd_soc_dapm_scheduler)
+			continue;
+
 		ret = sof_widget_free(sdev, swidget);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * For older firmware, this function doesn't free widgets for static pipelines during suspend.
+ * It only resets use_count for all widgets.
+ */
+static int sof_ipc3_tear_down_all_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, bool verify)
+{
+	struct sof_ipc_fw_version *v = &sdev->fw_ready.version;
+	struct snd_sof_widget *swidget;
+	struct snd_sof_route *sroute;
+	bool dyn_widgets = false;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * This function is called during suspend and for one-time topology verification during
+	 * first boot. In both cases, there is no need to protect swidget->use_count and
+	 * sroute->setup because during suspend all running streams are suspended and during
+	 * topology loading the sound card unavailable to open PCMs. Do not free the scheduler
+	 * widgets yet so that the secondary cores do not get powered down before all the widgets
+	 * associated with the scheduler are freed.
+	 */
+	ret = sof_ipc3_free_widgets_in_list(sdev, false, &dyn_widgets, verify);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* free all the scheduler widgets now */
+	ret = sof_ipc3_free_widgets_in_list(sdev, true, &dyn_widgets, verify);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	/*
 	 * Tear down all pipelines associated with PCMs that did not get suspended
 	 * and unset the prepare flag so that they can be set up again during resume.