diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index d5017adf9febc4f591e54ef26447603975da8282..c507c69029e31f9fe8715c384dab8f98114db7bb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ enum {
 					((pci)->device == 0x160c))
 
 #define IS_BXT(pci) ((pci)->vendor == 0x8086 && (pci)->device == 0x5a98)
+#define IS_CFL(pci) ((pci)->vendor == 0x8086 && (pci)->device == 0xa348)
 
 static char *driver_short_names[] = {
 	[AZX_DRIVER_ICH] = "HDA Intel",
@@ -1744,6 +1745,10 @@ static int azx_create(struct snd_card *card, struct pci_dev *pci,
 	else
 		chip->bdl_pos_adj = bdl_pos_adj[dev];
 
+	/* Workaround for a communication error on CFL (bko#199007) */
+	if (IS_CFL(pci))
+		chip->polling_mode = 1;
+
 	err = azx_bus_init(chip, model[dev], &pci_hda_io_ops);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		kfree(hda);