diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index bd0ae697f9c4118ae5947e1f6015d41cff3638ea..8ccec72a8f0c74656b6534155c7ee9d7c01fa1a2 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static int hdmi_pcm_open(struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo,
 		*codec_pars = *hinfo;
 
 	eld = &spec->sink_eld[idx];
-	if (!static_hdmi_pcm && eld->eld_valid && eld->sad_count > 0) {
+	if (!static_hdmi_pcm && eld->eld_valid) {
 		hdmi_eld_update_pcm_info(eld, hinfo, codec_pars);
 		if (hinfo->channels_min > hinfo->channels_max ||
 		    !hinfo->rates || !hinfo->formats)