diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index a1cb28ff39681f81fbf7eb5a3e8d7cc9238f5fba..2d9a51cb4a8e86b45c574cf5780c5fb46018b5bd 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -970,6 +970,10 @@ int snd_hda_codec_update_cache(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 			      int direct, unsigned int verb, unsigned int parm);
 void snd_hda_codec_resume_cache(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
+/* it's alias but a bit clearer meaning */
+#define snd_hda_codec_flush_cmd_cache(codec) \
+	snd_hda_codec_resume_cache(codec)
+
 /* the struct for codec->pin_configs */
 struct hda_pincfg {
 	hda_nid_t nid;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index de12dcc5accc051ea8ce7c6f32aab49326b2320c..fec0e2d72894235fc93de0703aaa13780be79d77 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ int snd_hda_codec_amp_init_stereo(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 				  int dir, int idx, int mask, int val);
 void snd_hda_codec_resume_amp(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
+/* it's alias but a bit clearer meaning */
+#define snd_hda_codec_flush_amp_cache(codec) \
+	snd_hda_codec_resume_amp(codec)
+
 void snd_hda_set_vmaster_tlv(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int dir,
 			     unsigned int *tlv);
 struct snd_kcontrol *snd_hda_find_mixer_ctl(struct hda_codec *codec,
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index caf6fa5e6a70b02122bba83fe3b60c18861905c8..a6547570c854fa086271eb13cdf257e81325dee9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static void alc_inv_dmic_sync_adc(struct hda_codec *codec, int adc_idx)
 		(dir == HDA_OUTPUT ? AC_AMP_SET_OUTPUT : AC_AMP_SET_INPUT);
 
 	/* flush all cached amps at first */
-	snd_hda_codec_resume_amp(codec);
+	snd_hda_codec_flush_amp_cache(codec);
 
 	/* we care only right channel */
 	val = snd_hda_codec_amp_read(codec, nid, 1, dir, 0);