diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
index 77ecc778d313de7d9b124c43c32d8b0f2905159b..78e679e76ca82a7fd10a5755c8ef22cf5fc98bad 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,8 @@ static int via_build_pcms(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		*(spec->stream_analog_playback);
 	info->stream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].nid =
 		spec->multiout.dac_nids[0];
+	if (!spec->multiout.hp_nid)
+		info->stream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].substreams = 1;
 	info->stream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = *(spec->stream_analog_capture);
 	info->stream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE].nid = spec->adc_nids[0];