diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp/Kconfig.defconfig b/app/boards/intel_adsp/Kconfig.defconfig
index f705960eee1a..a7423ef1d630 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ config DAI_INTEL_DMIC
 config DAI_INTEL_SSP
 	default y
 
-config INTEL_ADSP_IPC
-	default y
-
 config INTEL_ADSP_TIMER
 	default y
 
diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl_sim.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl_sim.conf
index 477450d2d271..70aa151b0739 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl_sim.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl_sim.conf
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL_INF=n
 CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL_OFF=y
 CONFIG_ZEPHYR_LOG=n
 
-CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC=y
-
 
 # Temporary disabled options
 CONFIG_PM_DEVICE_RUNTIME=n
diff --git a/src/include/sof/ipc/common.h b/src/include/sof/ipc/common.h
index e46fc10b9521..0345bc10a1a8 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/ipc/common.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/ipc/common.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int ipc_dai_data_config(struct dai_data *dd, struct comp_dev *dev);
  */
 void ipc_boot_complete_msg(struct ipc_cmd_hdr *header, uint32_t data);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVICE) && defined(CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC)
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVICE) && defined(CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_INTEL_ADSP_HOST_IPC)
 /**
  * @brief Send an IPC response to Host power transition request informing
  * that power transition failed.
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void ipc_boot_complete_msg(struct ipc_cmd_hdr *header, uint32_t data);
  * IPC task but during power transition logic in the Idle thread.
  */
 void ipc_send_failed_power_transition_response(void);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PM_DEVICE && CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PM_DEVICE && CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_INTEL_ADSP_HOST_IPC */
 /**
  * \brief Send a IPC notification that FW has hit
  *        a DSP notification.
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc-zephyr.c b/src/ipc/ipc-zephyr.c
index b03c8420a8bb..5661c72bb269 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc-zephyr.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc-zephyr.c
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
 
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/ipc/ipc_service.h>
-#ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_INTEL_ADSP_HOST_IPC
 #include <zephyr/ipc/backends/intel_adsp_host_ipc.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC_OLD_INTERFACE
 #include <intel_adsp_ipc.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ static void sof_ipc_receive_cb(const void *data, size_t len, void *priv)
 	k_spin_unlock(&ipc->lock, key);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_DEVICE
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVICE) && defined(CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_INTEL_ADSP_HOST_IPC)
 /**
  * @brief IPC device suspend handler callback function.
  * Checks whether device power state should be actually changed.
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ static int ipc_device_resume_handler(const struct device *dev, void *arg)
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_PM_DEVICE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PM_DEVICE && CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_INTEL_ADSP_HOST_IPC */
 
 #if CONFIG_DEBUG_IPC_COUNTERS
 
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ int platform_ipc_init(struct ipc *ipc)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PM) && defined(CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC)
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVICE) && defined(CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_INTEL_ADSP_HOST_IPC)
 	intel_adsp_ipc_set_suspend_handler(INTEL_ADSP_IPC_HOST_DEV,
 					   ipc_device_suspend_handler, ipc);
 	intel_adsp_ipc_set_resume_handler(INTEL_ADSP_IPC_HOST_DEV,
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ int platform_ipc_init(struct ipc *ipc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC
+#ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC_OLD_INTERFACE
 static bool ipc_wait_complete(const struct device *dev, void *arg)
 {
 	k_sem_give(arg);
@@ -358,4 +360,4 @@ void ipc_platform_wait_ack(struct ipc *ipc)
 
 	intel_adsp_ipc_set_done_handler(INTEL_ADSP_IPC_HOST_DEV, NULL, NULL);
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC */
+#endif /* CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC_OLD_INTERFACE */
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc4/handler-kernel.c b/src/ipc/ipc4/handler-kernel.c
index d7d9f417806a..724f5ccc61a1 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc4/handler-kernel.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc4/handler-kernel.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ __cold void ipc_boot_complete_msg(struct ipc_cmd_hdr *header, uint32_t data)
 	header->ext = 0;
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVICE) && defined(CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC)
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVICE) && defined(CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_INTEL_ADSP_HOST_IPC)
 __cold void ipc_send_failed_power_transition_response(void)
 {
 	struct ipc4_message_request *request = ipc_from_hdr(&msg_data.msg_in);
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ __cold void ipc_send_failed_power_transition_response(void)
 
 	ipc_msg_send_direct(&msg_reply, NULL);
 }
-#endif /* defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVICE) && defined(CONFIG_INTEL_ADSP_IPC) */
+#endif /* defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVICE) && defined(CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_INTEL_ADSP_HOST_IPC) */
 
 __cold void ipc_send_panic_notification(void)
 {