diff --git a/src/audio/host-zephyr.c b/src/audio/host-zephyr.c
index a3c036ad1982..2fc556606481 100644
--- a/src/audio/host-zephyr.c
+++ b/src/audio/host-zephyr.c
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ static inline bool stream_sync(struct host_data *hd, struct comp_dev *dev)
  */
 static int host_copy_normal(struct host_data *hd, struct comp_dev *dev, copy_callback_t cb)
 {
-	struct comp_buffer __sparse_cache *buffer_c;
 	uint32_t copy_bytes;
 	const unsigned int threshold =
 #if CONFIG_HOST_DMA_RELOAD_DELAY_ENABLE
@@ -460,7 +459,6 @@ static int host_copy_normal(struct host_data *hd, struct comp_dev *dev, copy_cal
 	cb(dev, copy_bytes);
 
 	hd->partial_size += copy_bytes;
-	buffer_c = buffer_acquire(hd->dma_buffer);
 
 	/*
 	 * On large buffers we don't need to reload DMA on every period. When
@@ -469,8 +467,8 @@ static int host_copy_normal(struct host_data *hd, struct comp_dev *dev, copy_cal
 	 * also adding a 2ms safety margin.
 	 */
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HOST_DMA_RELOAD_DELAY_ENABLE) ||
-	    audio_stream_get_size(&buffer_c->stream) < hd->period_bytes << 3 ||
-	    audio_stream_get_size(&buffer_c->stream) - hd->partial_size <=
+	    hd->dma_buffer_size < hd->period_bytes << 3 ||
+	    hd->dma_buffer_size - hd->partial_size <=
 	    (2 + threshold) * hd->period_bytes) {
 		if (stream_sync(hd, dev)) {
 			ret = dma_reload(hd->chan->dma->z_dev, hd->chan->index, 0, 0,
@@ -481,9 +479,6 @@ static int host_copy_normal(struct host_data *hd, struct comp_dev *dev, copy_cal
 			hd->partial_size = 0;
 		}
 	}
-
-	buffer_release(buffer_c);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -858,6 +853,7 @@ int host_common_params(struct host_data *hd, struct comp_dev *dev,
 
 		config->src_width = audio_stream_sample_bytes(&dma_buf_c->stream);
 		config->dest_width = config->src_width;
+		hd->dma_buffer_size = audio_stream_get_size(&dma_buf_c->stream);
 		buffer_release(dma_buf_c);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/host_copier.h b/src/include/sof/audio/host_copier.h
index 60f0dccfdb90..c7ac454bf800 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/host_copier.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/host_copier.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct host_data {
 	/* stream info */
 	struct sof_ipc_stream_posn posn; /* TODO: update this */
 	struct ipc_msg *msg;	/**< host notification */
+	uint32_t dma_buffer_size;	/* dma buffer size */
 #if CONFIG_HOST_DMA_STREAM_SYNCHRONIZATION
 	bool is_grouped;
 	uint8_t group_id;