diff --git a/include/sound/sof.h b/include/sound/sof.h
index 4640566b54fe..479101736ee0 100644
--- a/include/sound/sof.h
+++ b/include/sound/sof.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ struct sof_dev_desc {
 	/* list of machines using this configuration */
 	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *machines;
 
+	/* alternate list of machines using this configuration */
+	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *alt_machines;
+
 	/* Platform resource indexes in BAR / ACPI resources. */
 	/* Must set to -1 if not used - add new items to end */
 	int resindex_lpe_base;