diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 96143df19b2150884fdea3d6eb26ea49fd65a874..d5017adf9febc4f591e54ef26447603975da8282 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -181,11 +181,15 @@ static const struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_xint = {
 };
 #define param_check_xint param_check_int
 
-static int power_save = -1;
+static int power_save = CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT;
 module_param(power_save, xint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(power_save, "Automatic power-saving timeout "
 		 "(in second, 0 = disable).");
 
+static bool pm_blacklist = true;
+module_param(pm_blacklist, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pm_blacklist, "Enable power-management blacklist");
+
 /* reset the HD-audio controller in power save mode.
  * this may give more power-saving, but will take longer time to
  * wake up.
@@ -2300,10 +2304,9 @@ static int azx_probe_continue(struct azx *chip)
 
 	val = power_save;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
-	if (val == -1) {
+	if (pm_blacklist) {
 		const struct snd_pci_quirk *q;
 
-		val = CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT;
 		q = snd_pci_quirk_lookup(chip->pci, power_save_blacklist);
 		if (q && val) {
 			dev_info(chip->card->dev, "device %04x:%04x is on the power_save blacklist, forcing power_save to 0\n",