diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index 94040ccf8e8fbd954833a6302ed37ab60a34f1ed..ea5775a1a7db292e25dd7956b8ac502d1a9db33e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -4272,7 +4272,8 @@ static int stac92xx_init(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	unsigned int gpio;
 	int i;
 
-	snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, spec->init);
+	if (spec->init)
+		snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, spec->init);
 
 	/* power down adcs initially */
 	if (spec->powerdown_adcs)
@@ -5748,7 +5749,6 @@ static int patch_stac92hd71bxx(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		/* fallthru */
 	case 0x111d76b4: /* 6 Port without Analog Mixer */
 	case 0x111d76b5:
-		spec->init = stac92hd71bxx_core_init;
 		codec->slave_dig_outs = stac92hd71bxx_slave_dig_outs;
 		spec->num_dmics = stac92xx_connected_ports(codec,
 					stac92hd71bxx_dmic_nids,
@@ -5773,7 +5773,6 @@ static int patch_stac92hd71bxx(struct hda_codec *codec)
 			spec->stream_delay = 40; /* 40 milliseconds */
 
 		/* disable VSW */
-		spec->init = stac92hd71bxx_core_init;
 		unmute_init++;
 		snd_hda_codec_set_pincfg(codec, 0x0f, 0x40f000f0);
 		snd_hda_codec_set_pincfg(codec, 0x19, 0x40f000f3);
@@ -5788,7 +5787,6 @@ static int patch_stac92hd71bxx(struct hda_codec *codec)
 
 		/* fallthru */
 	default:
-		spec->init = stac92hd71bxx_core_init;
 		codec->slave_dig_outs = stac92hd71bxx_slave_dig_outs;
 		spec->num_dmics = stac92xx_connected_ports(codec,
 					stac92hd71bxx_dmic_nids,
@@ -5796,6 +5794,9 @@ static int patch_stac92hd71bxx(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (get_wcaps_type(get_wcaps(codec, 0x28)) == AC_WID_VOL_KNB)
+		spec->init = stac92hd71bxx_core_init;
+
 	if (get_wcaps(codec, 0xa) & AC_WCAP_IN_AMP)
 		snd_hda_sequence_write_cache(codec, unmute_init);