diff --git a/tools/logger/convert.c b/tools/logger/convert.c
index f853af954a62..307ff68dd322 100644
--- a/tools/logger/convert.c
+++ b/tools/logger/convert.c
@@ -950,15 +950,15 @@ static int logger_read(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* fw verification */
-static int verify_fw_ver(void)
+/** Compare the dictionary checksum in the firmware image (through
+ * /sys/kernel/debug/sof/fw_version) with the checksum in the .ldc file.
+ * @return 0 when the checksums match
+ */
+static int verify_ldc_checksum(const uint32_t ldc_sum)
 {
 	struct sof_ipc_fw_version ver;
 	int count;
 
-	if (!global_config->version_fd)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* here fw verification should be exploited */
 	count = fread(&ver, sizeof(ver), 1, global_config->version_fd);
 	if (!count) {
@@ -967,9 +967,9 @@ static int verify_fw_ver(void)
 	}
 
 	/* compare source hash value from version file and ldc file */
-	if (ver.src_hash != global_config->logs_header->version.src_hash) {
+	if (ver.src_hash != ldc_sum) {
 		log_err("src hash value from version file (0x%x) differ from src hash version saved in dictionary (0x%x).\n",
-			ver.src_hash, global_config->logs_header->version.src_hash);
+			ver.src_hash, ldc_sum);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -989,10 +989,22 @@ static int dump_ldc_info(void)
 		SOF_ABI_VERSION_MAJOR(SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION),
 		SOF_ABI_VERSION_MINOR(SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION),
 		SOF_ABI_VERSION_PATCH(SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION));
+
 	fprintf(out_fd, "ldc_file ABI Version is\t%d:%d:%d\n",
 		SOF_ABI_VERSION_MAJOR(global_config->logs_header->version.abi_version),
 		SOF_ABI_VERSION_MINOR(global_config->logs_header->version.abi_version),
 		SOF_ABI_VERSION_PATCH(global_config->logs_header->version.abi_version));
+	fprintf(out_fd, "ldc_file src checksum\t\t0x%08x\n",
+		global_config->logs_header->version.src_hash);
+
+	if (global_config->version_fd) {
+		struct sof_ipc_fw_version ver;
+
+		if (fread(&ver, sizeof(ver), 1, global_config->version_fd))
+			fprintf(out_fd, "Loaded FW expects checksum\t0x%08x\n",
+				ver.src_hash);
+	}
+
 	fprintf(out_fd, "\n");
 	fprintf(out_fd, "Components uuid dictionary size:\t%zd bytes\n",
 		remaining);
@@ -1043,9 +1055,12 @@ int convert(struct convert_config *config)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = verify_fw_ver();
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (global_config->version_fw && /* -n option */
+	    !global_config->dump_ldc) {
+		ret = verify_ldc_checksum(global_config->logs_header->version.src_hash);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* default logger and ldc_file abi verification */
 	if (SOF_ABI_VERSION_INCOMPATIBLE(SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION,
diff --git a/tools/logger/logger.c b/tools/logger/logger.c
index 2d15dcbeef14..543e8e85a0c8 100644
--- a/tools/logger/logger.c
+++ b/tools/logger/logger.c
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ static void usage(void)
 	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -l *.ldc_file\t\t.ldc input file generated by smex\n",
 		APP_NAME);
 	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -p \t\t\tInput from stdin\n", APP_NAME);
-	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -v ver_file\t\tEnable checking firmware version "
-		"with ver_file file\n", APP_NAME);
-	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -n\t\t\tDisable checking firmware version\n",
+	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -v ver_file\t\tUse ver_file instead of "
+		"/sys/kernel/debug/sof/fw_version\n", APP_NAME);
+	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -n\t\t\tDo not compare dictionary checksums\n",
 		APP_NAME);
 	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -c clock\t\tSet timestamp clock in MHz, %.2f MHz by default\n",
 		APP_NAME, DEFAULT_CLOCK_MHZ);
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				usage();
 			}
 			config.dump_ldc = 1;
-			config.version_fw = 0;
 			config.ldc_file = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'F':
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (config.version_fw) {
 		config.version_fd = fopen(config.version_file, "rb");
-		if (!config.version_fd) {
+		if (!config.version_fd && !config.dump_ldc) {
 			ret = errno;
 			fprintf(stderr,
 				"error: Unable to open version file %s: %s\n",