diff --git a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
index abe88adec37ec5083fe2e3e27a7473e74f22c7fb..0746e9ccc20b1572ec1cae300b0178c1ad6f90e9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
@@ -3710,7 +3710,7 @@ static int patch_ucb1400(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
 {
 	ac97->build_ops = &patch_ucb1400_ops;
 	/* enable headphone driver and smart low power mode by default */
-	snd_ac97_write(ac97, 0x6a, 0x0050);
-	snd_ac97_write(ac97, 0x6c, 0x0030);
+	snd_ac97_write_cache(ac97, 0x6a, 0x0050);
+	snd_ac97_write_cache(ac97, 0x6c, 0x0030);
 	return 0;
 }