diff --git a/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_controller.c b/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_controller.c
index cfab60d88c92..09ff209df4a3 100644
--- a/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_controller.c
+++ b/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_controller.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_power_down_all);
 int snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_get(struct hdac_bus *bus,
 				struct hdac_ext_link *link)
 {
+	unsigned long codec_mask;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->lock);
@@ -280,9 +281,11 @@ int snd_hdac_ext_bus_link_get(struct hdac_bus *bus,
 		 *  HDA spec section 4.3 - Codec Discovery
 		 */
 		udelay(521);
-		bus->codec_mask = snd_hdac_chip_readw(bus, STATESTS);
-		dev_dbg(bus->dev, "codec_mask = 0x%lx\n", bus->codec_mask);
-		snd_hdac_chip_writew(bus, STATESTS, bus->codec_mask);
+		codec_mask = snd_hdac_chip_readw(bus, STATESTS);
+		dev_dbg(bus->dev, "codec_mask = 0x%lx\n", codec_mask);
+		snd_hdac_chip_writew(bus, STATESTS, codec_mask);
+		if (!bus->codec_mask)
+			bus->codec_mask = codec_mask;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->lock);