diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index faefff1d3e81eed9bfc4c5f9bf487b4d5413a692..c4671d00babd6772193f955237c48412a3239a5a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -2808,6 +2808,42 @@ static int add_loopback_list(struct hda_gen_spec *spec, hda_nid_t mix, int idx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* return true if either a volume or a mute amp is found for the given
+ * aamix path; the amp has to be either in the mixer node or its direct leaf
+ */
+static bool look_for_mix_leaf_ctls(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t mix_nid,
+				   hda_nid_t pin, unsigned int *mix_val,
+				   unsigned int *mute_val)
+{
+	int idx, num_conns;
+	const hda_nid_t *list;
+	hda_nid_t nid;
+
+	idx = snd_hda_get_conn_index(codec, mix_nid, pin, true);
+	if (idx < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	*mix_val = *mute_val = 0;
+	if (nid_has_volume(codec, mix_nid, HDA_INPUT))
+		*mix_val = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(mix_nid, 3, idx, HDA_INPUT);
+	if (nid_has_mute(codec, mix_nid, HDA_INPUT))
+		*mute_val = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(mix_nid, 3, idx, HDA_INPUT);
+	if (*mix_val && *mute_val)
+		return true;
+
+	/* check leaf node */
+	num_conns = snd_hda_get_conn_list(codec, mix_nid, &list);
+	if (num_conns < idx)
+		return false;
+	nid = list[idx];
+	if (!*mix_val && nid_has_volume(codec, nid, HDA_OUTPUT))
+		*mix_val = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(nid, 3, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
+	if (!*mute_val && nid_has_mute(codec, nid, HDA_OUTPUT))
+		*mute_val = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(nid, 3, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
+
+	return *mix_val || *mute_val;
+}
+
 /* create input playback/capture controls for the given pin */
 static int new_analog_input(struct hda_codec *codec, int input_idx,
 			    hda_nid_t pin, const char *ctlname, int ctlidx,
@@ -2815,12 +2851,11 @@ static int new_analog_input(struct hda_codec *codec, int input_idx,
 {
 	struct hda_gen_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 	struct nid_path *path;
-	unsigned int val;
+	unsigned int mix_val, mute_val;
 	int err, idx;
 
-	if (!nid_has_volume(codec, mix_nid, HDA_INPUT) &&
-	    !nid_has_mute(codec, mix_nid, HDA_INPUT))
-		return 0; /* no need for analog loopback */
+	if (!look_for_mix_leaf_ctls(codec, mix_nid, pin, &mix_val, &mute_val))
+		return 0;
 
 	path = snd_hda_add_new_path(codec, pin, mix_nid, 0);
 	if (!path)
@@ -2829,20 +2864,18 @@ static int new_analog_input(struct hda_codec *codec, int input_idx,
 	spec->loopback_paths[input_idx] = snd_hda_get_path_idx(codec, path);
 
 	idx = path->idx[path->depth - 1];
-	if (nid_has_volume(codec, mix_nid, HDA_INPUT)) {
-		val = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(mix_nid, 3, idx, HDA_INPUT);
-		err = __add_pb_vol_ctrl(spec, HDA_CTL_WIDGET_VOL, ctlname, ctlidx, val);
+	if (mix_val) {
+		err = __add_pb_vol_ctrl(spec, HDA_CTL_WIDGET_VOL, ctlname, ctlidx, mix_val);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		path->ctls[NID_PATH_VOL_CTL] = val;
+		path->ctls[NID_PATH_VOL_CTL] = mix_val;
 	}
 
-	if (nid_has_mute(codec, mix_nid, HDA_INPUT)) {
-		val = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(mix_nid, 3, idx, HDA_INPUT);
-		err = __add_pb_sw_ctrl(spec, HDA_CTL_WIDGET_MUTE, ctlname, ctlidx, val);
+	if (mute_val) {
+		err = __add_pb_sw_ctrl(spec, HDA_CTL_WIDGET_MUTE, ctlname, ctlidx, mute_val);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		path->ctls[NID_PATH_MUTE_CTL] = val;
+		path->ctls[NID_PATH_MUTE_CTL] = mute_val;
 	}
 
 	path->active = true;