diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index f95ff6e029a990785db34a80981c120f7c4a2f32..010fd3181961b185abcb7ea3843a15ae8079c185 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -2364,6 +2364,11 @@ static int __devinit check_position_fix(struct azx *chip, int fix)
 	case AZX_DRIVER_ATI:
 		/* Use link position directly, avoid any transfer problem. */
 		return POS_FIX_VIACOMBO;
+	case AZX_DRIVER_GENERIC:
+		/* AMD chipsets behave often badly, too */
+		if (chip->pci->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD)
+			return POS_FIX_VIACOMBO;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return POS_FIX_AUTO;