diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 8983747f2a3747bbaa6d24fd73a184defe1fc12e..844cf55a62b1d2afc37ce6cdf32becfea31217fb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ static int hdmi_pcm_open(struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo,
 	per_cvt->assigned = 1;
 	hinfo->nid = per_cvt->cvt_nid;
 
-	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, per_pin->pin_nid, 0,
+	snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, per_pin->pin_nid, 0,
 			    AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL,
 			    mux_idx);
 	snd_hda_spdif_ctls_assign(codec, pin_idx, per_cvt->cvt_nid);