diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
index 47ef8aa4a844f630a09b1e2cee274d55bbe9eb17..009031fae2ba5d268a66a13dfb3c4d1cffbcfa37 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
@@ -598,21 +598,19 @@ void hdmi_eld_update_pcm_info(struct hdmi_eld *eld, struct hda_pcm_stream *pcm,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	pcm->rates = 0;
-	pcm->formats = 0;
-	pcm->maxbps = 0;
-	pcm->channels_max = 0;
+	/* assume basic audio support (the basic audio flag is not in ELD;
+	 * however, all audio capable sinks are required to support basic
+	 * audio) */
+	pcm->rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_32000 | SNDRV_PCM_RATE_44100 | SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000;
+	pcm->formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE;
+	pcm->maxbps = 16;
+	pcm->channels_max = 2;
 	for (i = 0; i < eld->sad_count; i++) {
 		struct cea_sad *a = &eld->sad[i];
 		pcm->rates |= a->rates;
 		if (a->channels > pcm->channels_max)
 			pcm->channels_max = a->channels;
 		if (a->format == AUDIO_CODING_TYPE_LPCM) {
-			if (a->sample_bits & AC_SUPPCM_BITS_16) {
-				pcm->formats |= SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE;
-				if (pcm->maxbps < 16)
-					pcm->maxbps = 16;
-			}
 			if (a->sample_bits & AC_SUPPCM_BITS_20) {
 				pcm->formats |= SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE;
 				if (pcm->maxbps < 20)