diff --git a/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst b/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
index 9eeb9b468706ccd25ddc67fa457f5884d7d5a34d..f59c3cdbfaf4ccba37f62fca292507ef9b94ea2c 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
@@ -494,6 +494,8 @@ add_hp_mic (bool)
 hp_mic_detect (bool)
     enable/disable the hp/mic shared input for a single built-in mic
     case; default true
+vmaster (bool)
+    enable/disable the virtual Master control; default true
 mixer_nid (int)
     specifies the widget NID of the analog-loopback mixer
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index 443832870a44582d632deb585ee15b503e5982c7..2842c82363c0435f90edfe06793df254c36d43ef 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ static void parse_user_hints(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	val = snd_hda_get_bool_hint(codec, "hp_mic_detect");
 	if (val >= 0)
 		spec->suppress_hp_mic_detect = !val;
+	val = snd_hda_get_bool_hint(codec, "vmaster");
+	if (val >= 0)
+		spec->suppress_vmaster = !val;
 
 	if (!snd_hda_get_int_hint(codec, "mixer_nid", &val))
 		spec->mixer_nid = val;
@@ -5033,7 +5036,7 @@ int snd_hda_gen_build_controls(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	}
 
 	/* if we have no master control, let's create it */
-	if (!spec->no_analog &&
+	if (!spec->no_analog && !spec->suppress_vmaster &&
 	    !snd_hda_find_mixer_ctl(codec, "Master Playback Volume")) {
 		err = snd_hda_add_vmaster(codec, "Master Playback Volume",
 					  spec->vmaster_tlv, slave_pfxs,
@@ -5041,7 +5044,7 @@ int snd_hda_gen_build_controls(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 	}
-	if (!spec->no_analog &&
+	if (!spec->no_analog && !spec->suppress_vmaster &&
 	    !snd_hda_find_mixer_ctl(codec, "Master Playback Switch")) {
 		err = __snd_hda_add_vmaster(codec, "Master Playback Switch",
 					    NULL, slave_pfxs,
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
index f66fc7e25e07ff10f68f7aa216d00639f3adad3a..61772317de46b4ac49d5890a9fbd822a26bc4938 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ struct hda_gen_spec {
 	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 */
+	unsigned int suppress_vmaster:1; /* don't create vmaster kctls */
 
 	/* other internal flags */
 	unsigned int no_analog:1; /* digital I/O only */