diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index e4fbfb5557ab7bb38fb13b308b6a0ab9edf80420..107ec7f3e2214630e8b2af6d44a1957aea369bb9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -2583,6 +2583,8 @@ static void i915_pin_cvt_fixup(struct hda_codec *codec,
 /* precondition and allocation for Intel codecs */
 static int alloc_intel_hdmi(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	/* requires i915 binding */
 	if (!codec->bus->core.audio_component) {
 		codec_info(codec, "No i915 binding for Intel HDMI/DP codec\n");
@@ -2591,7 +2593,12 @@ static int alloc_intel_hdmi(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	return alloc_generic_hdmi(codec);
+	err = alloc_generic_hdmi(codec);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	/* no need to handle unsol events */
+	codec->patch_ops.unsol_event = NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* parse and post-process for Intel codecs */