diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index b956449ddada67751297b9154422509dc065a388..95121e818b4d4c9169e3c4a54e98fab1efcde1a4 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/jack.h>
+#include <sound/tlv.h>
 #include "hda_codec.h"
 #include "hda_local.h"
 #include "hda_auto_parser.h"
@@ -1105,6 +1106,7 @@ enum {
  */
 static int assign_out_path_ctls(struct hda_codec *codec, struct nid_path *path)
 {
+	struct hda_gen_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 	hda_nid_t nid;
 	unsigned int val;
 	int badness = 0;
@@ -1119,6 +1121,8 @@ static int assign_out_path_ctls(struct hda_codec *codec, struct nid_path *path)
 	nid = look_for_out_vol_nid(codec, path);
 	if (nid) {
 		val = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(nid, 3, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
+		if (spec->dac_min_mute)
+			val |= HDA_AMP_VAL_MIN_MUTE;
 		if (is_ctl_used(codec, val, NID_PATH_VOL_CTL))
 			badness += BAD_SHARED_VOL;
 		else
@@ -1880,9 +1884,12 @@ static int parse_output_paths(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		path = snd_hda_get_path_from_idx(codec, spec->out_paths[0]);
 		if (path)
 			spec->vmaster_nid = look_for_out_vol_nid(codec, path);
-		if (spec->vmaster_nid)
+		if (spec->vmaster_nid) {
 			snd_hda_set_vmaster_tlv(codec, spec->vmaster_nid,
 						HDA_OUTPUT, spec->vmaster_tlv);
+			if (spec->dac_min_mute)
+				spec->vmaster_tlv[3] |= TLV_DB_SCALE_MUTE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* set initial pinctl targets */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
index bb2dea743986b365813a9e55ed2342ecd4f25c07..3f95f1d3f1f8df77fec06067be05a598b5941034 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ struct hda_gen_spec {
 	unsigned int add_stereo_mix_input:1; /* add aamix as a capture src */
 	unsigned int add_jack_modes:1; /* add i/o jack mode enum ctls */
 	unsigned int power_down_unused:1; /* power down unused widgets */
+	unsigned int dac_min_mute:1; /* minimal = mute for DACs */
 
 	/* other internal flags */
 	unsigned int no_analog:1; /* digital I/O only */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
index 6f2fa838b63532852ab535ab9ff189b99c52edea..c0b03c11218717efb4fc93e8281cb633397c17cc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/jack.h>
-#include <sound/tlv.h>
 
 #include "hda_codec.h"
 #include "hda_local.h"
@@ -779,6 +778,7 @@ static const struct hda_model_fixup cxt5066_fixup_models[] = {
  */
 static void add_cx5051_fake_mutes(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
+	struct conexant_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 	static hda_nid_t out_nids[] = {
 		0x10, 0x11, 0
 	};
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@ static void add_cx5051_fake_mutes(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		snd_hda_override_amp_caps(codec, *p, HDA_OUTPUT,
 					  AC_AMPCAP_MIN_MUTE |
 					  query_amp_caps(codec, *p, HDA_OUTPUT));
+	spec->gen.dac_min_mute = true;
 }
 
 static int patch_conexant_auto(struct hda_codec *codec)
@@ -860,11 +861,6 @@ static int patch_conexant_auto(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (codec->vendor_id == 0x14f15051) {
-		/* minimum value is actually mute */
-		spec->gen.vmaster_tlv[3] |= TLV_DB_SCALE_MUTE;
-	}
-
 	codec->patch_ops = cx_auto_patch_ops;
 
 	/* Some laptops with Conexant chips show stalls in S3 resume,
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index ea823e1100dac29ad087267adfb1ebcecb8ce3c6..f26ec04a29b50d4b19386c0f0693c276464f3001 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/jack.h>
-#include <sound/tlv.h>
 #include "hda_codec.h"
 #include "hda_local.h"
 #include "hda_auto_parser.h"
@@ -4227,9 +4226,6 @@ static int stac_parse_auto_config(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	/* minimum value is actually mute */
-	spec->gen.vmaster_tlv[3] |= TLV_DB_SCALE_MUTE;
-
 	/* setup analog beep controls */
 	if (spec->anabeep_nid > 0) {
 		err = stac_auto_create_beep_ctls(codec,
@@ -4413,6 +4409,7 @@ static int alloc_stac_spec(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	snd_hda_gen_spec_init(&spec->gen);
 	codec->spec = spec;
 	codec->no_trigger_sense = 1; /* seems common with STAC/IDT codecs */
+	spec->gen.dac_min_mute = true;
 	return 0;
 }