diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
index 1c8ddf547a2dde5b1426fdfb6d26261ea35e6872..a065d6d2d6ff7a0922e29f709b4a21eda30f407c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_eld.c
@@ -297,10 +297,10 @@ static int hdmi_update_eld(struct hdmi_eld *e,
 					buf + ELD_FIXED_BYTES + mnl + 3 * i);
 	}
 
+	e->eld_valid = true;
 	return 0;
 
 out_fail:
-	e->eld_ver = 0;
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -323,9 +323,6 @@ int snd_hdmi_get_eld(struct hdmi_eld *eld,
 	 * ELD is valid, actual eld_size is assigned in hdmi_update_eld()
 	 */
 
-	if (!eld->eld_valid)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
 	size = snd_hdmi_get_eld_size(codec, nid);
 	if (size == 0) {
 		/* wfg: workaround for ASUS P5E-VM HDMI board */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index 6579e0f2bb57d6b6c99814cb06b9f1c194eedb66..618ddad172369b22062ad97114dd783841ccde43 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ struct hdmi_eld {
 	int	spk_alloc;
 	int	sad_count;
 	struct cea_sad sad[ELD_MAX_SAD];
+	/*
+	 * all fields above eld_buffer will be cleared before updating ELD
+	 */
 	char    eld_buffer[ELD_MAX_SIZE];
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct snd_info_entry *proc_entry;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 81b7b791b3c36a09adef820b4ef4e5e837577121..aebfee50bd88bc727f0952fb8173300b3964ce42 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -980,20 +980,19 @@ static void hdmi_present_sense(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t pin_nid,
 	 * the unsolicited response to avoid custom WARs.
 	 */
 	int present = snd_hda_pin_sense(codec, pin_nid);
+	bool eld_valid = false;
 
-	memset(eld, 0, sizeof(*eld));
+	memset(eld, 0, offsetof(struct hdmi_eld, eld_buffer));
 
 	eld->monitor_present	= !!(present & AC_PINSENSE_PRESENCE);
 	if (eld->monitor_present)
-		eld->eld_valid	= !!(present & AC_PINSENSE_ELDV);
-	else
-		eld->eld_valid	= 0;
+		eld_valid	= !!(present & AC_PINSENSE_ELDV);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO
 		"HDMI status: Codec=%d Pin=%d Presence_Detect=%d ELD_Valid=%d\n",
-		codec->addr, pin_nid, eld->monitor_present, eld->eld_valid);
+		codec->addr, pin_nid, eld->monitor_present, eld_valid);
 
-	if (eld->eld_valid)
+	if (eld_valid)
 		if (!snd_hdmi_get_eld(eld, codec, pin_nid))
 			snd_hdmi_show_eld(eld);