diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 49b1d366f82a..8dd2ac13b3af 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -4204,6 +4204,18 @@ static void alc_fixup_tpt440_dock(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	}
 }
 
+/* additional fixup for Thinkpad T440s noise problem */
+static void alc_fixup_tpt440(struct hda_codec *codec,
+				  const struct hda_fixup *fix, int action)
+{
+	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+
+	if (action == HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE) {
+		spec->shutup = alc_no_shutup; /* reduce click noise */
+		spec->gen.mixer_nid = 0; /* reduce background noise */
+	}
+}
+
 static void alc_shutup_dell_xps13(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
@@ -4578,6 +4590,7 @@ enum {
 	ALC255_FIXUP_HEADSET_MODE_NO_HP_MIC,
 	ALC293_FIXUP_DELL1_MIC_NO_PRESENCE,
 	ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440_DOCK,
+	ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440,
 	ALC283_FIXUP_BXBT2807_MIC,
 	ALC255_FIXUP_DELL_WMI_MIC_MUTE_LED,
 	ALC282_FIXUP_ASPIRE_V5_PINS,
@@ -5051,6 +5064,12 @@ static const struct hda_fixup alc269_fixups[] = {
 		.chained = true,
 		.chain_id = ALC269_FIXUP_LIMIT_INT_MIC_BOOST
 	},
+	[ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440] = {
+		.type = HDA_FIXUP_FUNC,
+		.v.func = alc_fixup_tpt440,
+		.chained = true,
+		.chain_id = ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440_DOCK,
+	},
 	[ALC283_FIXUP_BXBT2807_MIC] = {
 		.type = HDA_FIXUP_PINS,
 		.v.pins = (const struct hda_pintbl[]) {
@@ -5332,7 +5351,7 @@ static const struct snd_pci_quirk alc269_fixup_tbl[] = {
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21fb, "Thinkpad T430s", ALC269_FIXUP_LENOVO_DOCK),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x2203, "Thinkpad X230 Tablet", ALC269_FIXUP_LENOVO_DOCK),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x2208, "Thinkpad T431s", ALC269_FIXUP_LENOVO_DOCK),
-	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x220c, "Thinkpad T440s", ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440_DOCK),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x220c, "Thinkpad T440s", ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x220e, "Thinkpad T440p", ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440_DOCK),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x2210, "Thinkpad T540p", ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440_DOCK),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x2211, "Thinkpad W541", ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440_DOCK),
@@ -5432,6 +5451,7 @@ static const struct hda_model_fixup alc269_fixup_models[] = {
 	{.id = ALC283_FIXUP_CHROME_BOOK, .name = "alc283-dac-wcaps"},
 	{.id = ALC283_FIXUP_SENSE_COMBO_JACK, .name = "alc283-sense-combo"},
 	{.id = ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440_DOCK, .name = "tpt440-dock"},
+	{.id = ALC292_FIXUP_TPT440, .name = "tpt440"},
 	{}
 };