diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 6d331c4cf185124129c7eee78afd80cb89c6569c..6eeefda6383818800ce903bfa8a93c0f55832f95 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -954,8 +954,8 @@ static void azx_stream_start(struct azx *chip, struct azx_dev *azx_dev)
 	azx_dev->insufficient = 1;
 
 	/* enable SIE */
-	azx_writeb(chip, INTCTL,
-		   azx_readb(chip, INTCTL) | (1 << azx_dev->index));
+	azx_writel(chip, INTCTL,
+		   azx_readl(chip, INTCTL) | (1 << azx_dev->index));
 	/* set DMA start and interrupt mask */
 	azx_sd_writeb(azx_dev, SD_CTL, azx_sd_readb(azx_dev, SD_CTL) |
 		      SD_CTL_DMA_START | SD_INT_MASK);
@@ -974,8 +974,8 @@ static void azx_stream_stop(struct azx *chip, struct azx_dev *azx_dev)
 {
 	azx_stream_clear(chip, azx_dev);
 	/* disable SIE */
-	azx_writeb(chip, INTCTL,
-		   azx_readb(chip, INTCTL) & ~(1 << azx_dev->index));
+	azx_writel(chip, INTCTL,
+		   azx_readl(chip, INTCTL) & ~(1 << azx_dev->index));
 }