diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
index e0dadcf2030d6995197a47c025b085fb7b70a7e3..75fdb51345a74218f0c3d877ba094edb6fb45d10 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
@@ -231,9 +231,14 @@ static void vt1708_update_hp_work(struct hda_codec *codec)
 
 static void set_widgets_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
+#if 0 /* FIXME: the assumed connections don't match always with the
+       * actual routes by the generic parser, so better to disable
+       * the control for safety.
+       */
 	struct via_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 	if (spec->set_widgets_power_state)
 		spec->set_widgets_power_state(codec);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void update_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,