diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/amd_manager.c b/drivers/soundwire/amd_manager.c
index 3a99f6dcdfafa2..a3b1f4e6f0f90b 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/amd_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/amd_manager.c
@@ -927,6 +927,14 @@ static int amd_sdw_manager_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	amd_manager->bus.clk_stop_timeout = 200;
 	amd_manager->bus.link_id = amd_manager->instance;
 
+	/*
+	 * Due to BIOS compatibility, the two links are exposed within
+	 * the scope of a single controller. If this changes, the
+	 * controller_id will have to be updated with drv_data
+	 * information.
+	 */
+	amd_manager->bus.controller_id = 0;
+
 	switch (amd_manager->instance) {
 	case ACP_SDW0:
 		amd_manager->num_dout_ports = AMD_SDW0_MAX_TX_PORTS;
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
index 327ce316fed995..4626d32f496869 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ static int sdw_get_id(struct sdw_bus *bus)
 		return rc;
 
 	bus->id = rc;
+
+	if (bus->controller_id == -1)
+		bus->controller_id = rc;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/debugfs.c b/drivers/soundwire/debugfs.c
index d1553cb7718747..67abd7e52f092a 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/debugfs.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void sdw_bus_debugfs_init(struct sdw_bus *bus)
 		return;
 
 	/* create the debugfs master-N */
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "master-%d-%d", bus->id, bus->link_id);
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "master-%d-%d", bus->controller_id, bus->link_id);
 	bus->debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(name, sdw_debugfs_root);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel_auxdevice.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel_auxdevice.c
index 7f15e3549e539d..93698532deac40 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel_auxdevice.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel_auxdevice.c
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ static int intel_link_probe(struct auxiliary_device *auxdev,
 	cdns->instance = sdw->instance;
 	cdns->msg_count = 0;
 
+	/* single controller for all SoundWire links */
+	bus->controller_id = 0;
+
 	bus->link_id = auxdev->id;
 	bus->clk_stop_timeout = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/master.c b/drivers/soundwire/master.c
index 9b05c9e25ebe48..51abedbbaa6630 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/master.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/master.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int sdw_master_device_add(struct sdw_bus *bus, struct device *parent,
 	md->dev.fwnode = fwnode;
 	md->dev.dma_mask = parent->dma_mask;
 
-	dev_set_name(&md->dev, "sdw-master-%d", bus->id);
+	dev_set_name(&md->dev, "sdw-master-%d-%d", bus->controller_id, bus->link_id);
 
 	ret = device_register(&md->dev);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
index a1e2d6c9818628..8e027eee8b7332 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
@@ -1624,6 +1624,9 @@ static int qcom_swrm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* FIXME: is there a DT-defined value to use ? */
+	ctrl->bus.controller_id = -1;
+
 	ret = sdw_bus_master_add(&ctrl->bus, dev, dev->fwnode);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to register Soundwire controller (%d)\n",
diff --git a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
index 4f3d14bb15385a..c383579a008ba9 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
@@ -886,7 +886,8 @@ struct sdw_master_ops {
  * struct sdw_bus - SoundWire bus
  * @dev: Shortcut to &bus->md->dev to avoid changing the entire code.
  * @md: Master device
- * @link_id: Link id number, can be 0 to N, unique for each Master
+ * @controller_id: system-unique controller ID. If set to -1, the bus @id will be used.
+ * @link_id: Link id number, can be 0 to N, unique for each Controller
  * @id: bus system-wide unique id
  * @slaves: list of Slaves on this bus
  * @assigned: Bitmap for Slave device numbers.
@@ -918,6 +919,7 @@ struct sdw_master_ops {
 struct sdw_bus {
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct sdw_master_device *md;
+	int controller_id;
 	unsigned int link_id;
 	int id;
 	struct list_head slaves;