diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4c9d860fd0e5..0b7a1bdc42fa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile doc/Makefile doc/pictures/Makefile doc/doxygen.cfg \
 	  src/conf/ucm/ASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.-T100HAN-1.0-T100HAN/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/broadwell-rt286/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/broxton-rt298/Makefile \
-	  src/conf/ucm/bytcr/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-dmic1-mic/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in1-mic/Makefile \
@@ -747,18 +746,20 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile doc/Makefile doc/pictures/Makefile doc/doxygen.cfg \
 	  src/conf/ucm/HDAudio-Gigabyte-ALC1220DualCodecs/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/HDAudio-Lenovo-DualCodecs/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/LENOVO-80XF-LenovoMIIX320_10ICR-LNVNB161216/Makefile \
-	  src/conf/ucm/nau8824/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/PandaBoard/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/PandaBoardES/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/PAZ00/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/PIPO-W2S-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/Makefile \
-	  src/conf/ucm/rt5640/Makefile \
-	  src/conf/ucm/rt5651/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/SDP4430/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/skylake-rt286/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/TECLAST-X80Pro-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/tegraalc5632/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/ucm/VEYRON-I2S/Makefile \
+	  src/conf/ucm-includes/Makefile \
+	  src/conf/ucm-includes/bytcr/Makefile \
+	  src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/Makefile \
+	  src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/Makefile \
+	  src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/topology/Makefile \
 	  src/conf/topology/broadwell/Makefile \
 	  modules/Makefile modules/mixer/Makefile modules/mixer/simple/Makefile \
diff --git a/src/conf/Makefile.am b/src/conf/Makefile.am
index 2b46f95c2cb7..4a4022e9bc1b 100644
--- a/src/conf/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/conf/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUBDIRS=cards pcm
 
 if BUILD_UCM
-SUBDIRS += ucm
+SUBDIRS += ucm ucm-includes
 endif
 if BUILD_TOPOLOGY
 SUBDIRS += topology
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm-includes/Makefile.am b/src/conf/ucm-includes/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f94bba7b837f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/conf/ucm-includes/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+SUBDIRS=\
+bytcr \
+rt5640 \
+rt5651 \
+nau8824
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr/Makefile.am b/src/conf/ucm-includes/bytcr/Makefile.am
similarity index 72%
rename from src/conf/ucm/bytcr/Makefile.am
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/bytcr/Makefile.am
index f7a54cbdedcd..f9565a53eaf2 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/conf/ucm-includes/bytcr/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 alsaconfigdir = @ALSA_CONFIG_DIR@
-ucmdir = $(alsaconfigdir)/ucm/bytcr
+ucmdir = $(alsaconfigdir)/ucm-includes/bytcr
 ucm_DATA = PlatformEnableSeq.conf PlatformDisableSeq.conf
 EXTRA_DIST = $(ucm_DATA)
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr/PlatformDisableSeq.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/bytcr/PlatformDisableSeq.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/bytcr/PlatformDisableSeq.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/bytcr/PlatformDisableSeq.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr/PlatformEnableSeq.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/bytcr/PlatformEnableSeq.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/bytcr/PlatformEnableSeq.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/bytcr/PlatformEnableSeq.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/nau8824/EnableSeq.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/EnableSeq.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/nau8824/EnableSeq.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/EnableSeq.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/nau8824/HeadPhones.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/HeadPhones.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/nau8824/HeadPhones.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/HeadPhones.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/nau8824/HeadsetMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/HeadsetMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/nau8824/HeadsetMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/HeadsetMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/nau8824/InternalMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/InternalMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/nau8824/InternalMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/InternalMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/nau8824/Makefile.am b/src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/Makefile.am
similarity index 78%
rename from src/conf/ucm/nau8824/Makefile.am
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/Makefile.am
index b39b8bb4c934..aa65f4bd9b53 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/nau8824/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 alsaconfigdir = @ALSA_CONFIG_DIR@
-ucmdir = $(alsaconfigdir)/ucm/nau8824
+ucmdir = $(alsaconfigdir)/ucm-includes/nau8824
 ucm_DATA = EnableSeq.conf HeadPhones.conf HeadsetMic.conf InternalMic.conf \
 	   MonoSpeaker.conf Speaker.conf
 EXTRA_DIST = $(ucm_DATA)
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/nau8824/MonoSpeaker.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/MonoSpeaker.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/nau8824/MonoSpeaker.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/MonoSpeaker.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/nau8824/Speaker.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/Speaker.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/nau8824/Speaker.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/nau8824/Speaker.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/DigitalMics.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/DigitalMics.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/DigitalMics.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/DigitalMics.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/EnableSeq.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/EnableSeq.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/EnableSeq.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/EnableSeq.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/HeadPhones.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/HeadPhones.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/HeadPhones.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/HeadPhones.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/HeadsetMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/HeadsetMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/HeadsetMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/HeadsetMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/IN1-InternalMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/IN1-InternalMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/IN1-InternalMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/IN1-InternalMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/IN3-InternalMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/IN3-InternalMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/IN3-InternalMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/IN3-InternalMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/Makefile.am b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/Makefile.am
similarity index 81%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/Makefile.am
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/Makefile.am
index a6fbdc572529..2cbea4da4543 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 alsaconfigdir = @ALSA_CONFIG_DIR@
-ucmdir = $(alsaconfigdir)/ucm/rt5640
+ucmdir = $(alsaconfigdir)/ucm-includes/rt5640
 ucm_DATA = DigitalMics.conf EnableSeq.conf HeadPhones.conf HeadsetMic.conf \
 	IN1-InternalMic.conf IN3-InternalMic.conf MonoSpeaker.conf Speaker.conf
 EXTRA_DIST = $(ucm_DATA)
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/MonoSpeaker.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/MonoSpeaker.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/MonoSpeaker.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/MonoSpeaker.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5640/Speaker.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/Speaker.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5640/Speaker.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5640/Speaker.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/EnableSeq.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/EnableSeq.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/EnableSeq.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/EnableSeq.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/HeadPhones-swapped.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/HeadPhones-swapped.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/HeadPhones-swapped.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/HeadPhones-swapped.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/HeadPhones.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/HeadPhones.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/HeadPhones.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/HeadPhones.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/IN1-InternalMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/IN1-InternalMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/IN1-InternalMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/IN1-InternalMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/IN12-InternalMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/IN12-InternalMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/IN12-InternalMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/IN12-InternalMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/IN2-InternalMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/IN2-InternalMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/IN2-InternalMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/IN2-InternalMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/IN3-HeadsetMic.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/IN3-HeadsetMic.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/IN3-HeadsetMic.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/IN3-HeadsetMic.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/Makefile.am b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/Makefile.am
similarity index 84%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/Makefile.am
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/Makefile.am
index acc8ea491043..f513b8c4d6f6 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 alsaconfigdir = @ALSA_CONFIG_DIR@
-ucmdir = $(alsaconfigdir)/ucm/rt5651
+ucmdir = $(alsaconfigdir)/ucm-includes/rt5651
 ucm_DATA = EnableSeq.conf HeadPhones.conf HeadPhones-swapped.conf \
 	   IN1-InternalMic.conf IN2-InternalMic.conf IN12-InternalMic.conf \
 	   IN3-HeadsetMic.conf Speaker.conf MonoSpeaker.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/MonoSpeaker.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/MonoSpeaker.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/MonoSpeaker.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/MonoSpeaker.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/rt5651/Speaker.conf b/src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/Speaker.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from src/conf/ucm/rt5651/Speaker.conf
rename to src/conf/ucm-includes/rt5651/Speaker.conf
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/Makefile.am b/src/conf/ucm/Makefile.am
index 7cdc6176584a..2c98eac0b745 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ SUBDIRS=\
 ASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.-T100HAN-1.0-T100HAN \
 broadwell-rt286 \
 broxton-rt298 \
-bytcr \
 bytcr-rt5640 \
 bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-dmic1-mic \
 bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in1-mic \
@@ -29,13 +28,10 @@ gpd-win-pocket-rt5645 \
 HDAudio-Gigabyte-ALC1220DualCodecs \
 HDAudio-Lenovo-DualCodecs \
 LENOVO-80XF-LenovoMIIX320_10ICR-LNVNB161216 \
-nau8824 \
 PandaBoard \
 PandaBoardES \
 PAZ00 \
 PIPO-W2S-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR \
-rt5640 \
-rt5651 \
 SDP4430 \
 skylake-rt286 \
 TECLAST-X80Pro-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR \
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/PIPO-W2S-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/PIPO-W2S-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/HiFi.conf
index 799163dbe481..f9c64ea16bd5 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/PIPO-W2S-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/PIPO-W2S-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-dmic1-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-dmic1-mic/HiFi.conf
index 938b359290d4..15b521be02e5 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-dmic1-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-dmic1-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use case Configuration for bytcr-rt5640
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
index f36b245e5092..f9aa2cb2d2b1 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use case Configuration for bytcr-rt5640
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in3-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in3-mic/HiFi.conf
index 1a08ededc40c..0bec7f056de1 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in3-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-mono-spk-in3-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use case Configuration for bytcr-rt5640
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-dmic1-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-dmic1-mic/HiFi.conf
index 4587b2e1294e..7c8388a0e153 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-dmic1-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-dmic1-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use case Configuration for bytcr-rt5640
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
index decd396047aa..f074576b053b 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use case Configuration for bytcr-rt5640
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-in3-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-in3-mic/HiFi.conf
index d243bf823511..b3c2d03a301c 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-in3-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640-stereo-spk-in3-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use case Configuration for bytcr-rt5640
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640/HiFi.conf
index c833fe74845b..97823e3684d2 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5640/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use case Configuration for bytcr-rt5640
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
index dd5b35fc02cb..391e977ddbd0 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Adapted from https://github.com/plbossart/UCM/tree/master/bytcr-rt5651
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in2-mic-hp-swapped/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in2-mic-hp-swapped/HiFi.conf
index 777ed7836ee5..f0b80194e39c 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in2-mic-hp-swapped/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in2-mic-hp-swapped/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Adapted from https://github.com/plbossart/UCM/tree/master/bytcr-rt5651
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in2-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in2-mic/HiFi.conf
index 9f56c077b65a..049b2ebec9ad 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in2-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-mono-spk-in2-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Adapted from https://github.com/plbossart/UCM/tree/master/bytcr-rt5651
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
index e2a579ab2261..63570fb45fbb 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in1-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Adapted from https://github.com/plbossart/UCM/tree/master/bytcr-rt5651
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in12-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in12-mic/HiFi.conf
index ae52e7196110..85516cd23856 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in12-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in12-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Adapted from https://github.com/plbossart/UCM/tree/master/bytcr-rt5651
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in2-mic/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in2-mic/HiFi.conf
index a73ff5f86b8f..1767906ffd99 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in2-mic/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651-stereo-spk-in2-mic/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Adapted from https://github.com/plbossart/UCM/tree/master/bytcr-rt5651
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651/HiFi.conf
index 8733403cf28d..f254eac979cb 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/bytcr-rt5651/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Adapted from https://github.com/plbossart/UCM/tree/master/bytcr-rt5651
 
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 	EnableSequence [
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/chtnau8824/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/chtnau8824/HiFi.conf
index dc52800e5eaa..4bff322b33ee 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/chtnau8824/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/chtnau8824/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 
diff --git a/src/conf/ucm/cube-i1_TF-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/HiFi.conf b/src/conf/ucm/cube-i1_TF-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/HiFi.conf
index 799163dbe481..f9c64ea16bd5 100644
--- a/src/conf/ucm/cube-i1_TF-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/HiFi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/ucm/cube-i1_TF-Defaultstring-CherryTrailCR/HiFi.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<searchdir:ucm>
+<searchdir:ucm-includes>
 
 SectionVerb {
 
