diff --git a/drivers/timer/intel_adsp_timer.c b/drivers/timer/intel_adsp_timer.c
index d1f37b123c2..2636e506bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/intel_adsp_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/intel_adsp_timer.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ void smp_timer_init(void)
 {
 }
 
-/* Runs on core 0 only */
 static int sys_clock_driver_init(void)
 {
 	uint64_t curr = count();
@@ -224,14 +223,11 @@ static int sys_clock_driver_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
-
-void sys_clock_idle_exit(void)
+/* Runs on core 0 only */
+void intel_adsp_clock_soft_off_exit(void)
 {
-	sys_clock_driver_init();
+	(void)sys_clock_driver_init();
 }
 
-#endif
-
 SYS_INIT(sys_clock_driver_init, PRE_KERNEL_2,
 	 CONFIG_SYSTEM_CLOCK_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/include/ace15_mtpm/adsp_power.h b/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/include/ace15_mtpm/adsp_power.h
index 4da0e07508c..b52ba820fd2 100644
--- a/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/include/ace15_mtpm/adsp_power.h
+++ b/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/include/ace15_mtpm/adsp_power.h
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE bool soc_cpu_is_powered(int cpu_num)
 	return (ACE_PWRSTS->dsphpxpgs & BIT(cpu_num)) == BIT(cpu_num);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Restore timer after leaving soft-off.
+ *
+ */
+void intel_adsp_clock_soft_off_exit(void);
+
 /**
  * @brief Retrieve node identifier for Intel ADSP HOST power domain.
  */
diff --git a/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/include/ace20_lnl/adsp_power.h b/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/include/ace20_lnl/adsp_power.h
index d25ffba2ae3..7ad97c4c7d8 100644
--- a/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/include/ace20_lnl/adsp_power.h
+++ b/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/include/ace20_lnl/adsp_power.h
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE bool soc_cpu_is_powered(int cpu_num)
 	return (ACE_PWRSTS->dsphpxpgs & BIT(cpu_num)) == BIT(cpu_num);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Restore timer after leaving soft-off.
+ *
+ */
+void intel_adsp_clock_soft_off_exit(void);
+
 /**
  * @brief Retrieve node identifier for Intel ADSP HOST power domain.
  */
diff --git a/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/power.c b/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/power.c
index 4dadb89378a..afc270f9afa 100644
--- a/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/power.c
+++ b/soc/intel/intel_adsp/ace/power.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void pm_state_exit_post_ops(enum pm_state state, uint8_t substate_id)
 			imr_layout->imr_state.header.adsp_imr_magic = 0;
 			imr_layout->imr_state.header.imr_restore_vector = NULL;
 			imr_layout->imr_state.header.imr_ram_storage = NULL;
-			sys_clock_idle_exit();
+			intel_adsp_clock_soft_off_exit();
 			mem_window_idle_exit();
 			soc_mp_on_d3_exit();
 		}