diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_audio.c
index 537f6d8927f1ce224f2dfecc3716896d5f73c099..158ad60a6e21fdaf899913579558020e25ef13dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_audio.c
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ static void haswell_write_eld(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	I915_WRITE(aud_cntrl_st2, tmp);
 	POSTING_READ(aud_cntrl_st2);
 
-	assert_pipe_disabled(dev_priv, pipe);
-
 	/* Set ELD valid state */
 	tmp = I915_READ(aud_cntrl_st2);
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("HDMI audio: pin eld vld status=0x%08x\n", tmp);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index 2688bc940879aef148f118b3ccf9cf0c199e6d25..56e7cb1ddc750d60867a2312e19aae7755d90b58 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1120,15 +1120,6 @@ static void intel_ddi_pre_enable(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder)
 	enum port port = intel_ddi_get_encoder_port(intel_encoder);
 	int type = intel_encoder->type;
 
-	if (crtc->config.has_audio) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Audio on pipe %c on DDI\n",
-				 pipe_name(crtc->pipe));
-
-		/* write eld */
-		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("DDI audio: write eld information\n");
-		intel_write_eld(intel_encoder);
-	}
-
 	if (type == INTEL_OUTPUT_EDP) {
 		struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(encoder);
 		intel_edp_panel_on(intel_dp);
@@ -1225,6 +1216,8 @@ static void intel_enable_ddi(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder)
 
 	if (intel_crtc->config.has_audio) {
 		intel_display_power_get(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_AUDIO);
+		intel_write_eld(intel_encoder);
+
 		tmp = I915_READ(HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD);
 		tmp |= ((AUDIO_OUTPUT_ENABLE_A | AUDIO_ELD_VALID_A) << (pipe * 4));
 		I915_WRITE(HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD, tmp);