diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 399860c36be9bbb2c3ec9432b774d84c063622c7..ff29d0f16903a2dc20b88e5411465270ebeef113 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ int snd_hda_multi_out_analog_prepare(struct hda_codec *codec, struct hda_multi_o
 
 	/* front */
 	snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(codec, nids[HDA_FRONT], stream_tag, 0, format);
-	if (mout->hp_nid)
+	if (mout->hp_nid && mout->hp_nid != nids[HDA_FRONT])
 		/* headphone out will just decode front left/right (stereo) */
 		snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(codec, mout->hp_nid, stream_tag, 0, format);
 	/* extra outputs copied from front */