diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index b7c89dff7066..276f6e759bac 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -549,11 +549,15 @@ static hda_nid_t look_for_out_mute_nid(struct hda_codec *codec,
 static hda_nid_t look_for_out_vol_nid(struct hda_codec *codec,
 				      struct nid_path *path)
 {
+	struct hda_gen_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = path->depth - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-		if (nid_has_volume(codec, path->path[i], HDA_OUTPUT))
-			return path->path[i];
+		hda_nid_t nid = path->path[i];
+		if ((spec->out_vol_mask >> nid) & 1)
+			continue;
+		if (nid_has_volume(codec, nid, HDA_OUTPUT))
+			return nid;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
index 48d44026705b..7e45cb44d151 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ struct hda_gen_spec {
 	/* additional mute flags (only effective with auto_mute_via_amp=1) */
 	u64 mute_bits;
 
+	/* bitmask for skipping volume controls */
+	u64 out_vol_mask;
+
 	/* badness tables for output path evaluations */
 	const struct badness_table *main_out_badness;
 	const struct badness_table *extra_out_badness;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
index 18d972501585..38d073ed4bcc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
@@ -660,6 +660,8 @@ static int patch_cs4208(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spec->gen.automute_hook = cs_automute;
+	/* exclude NID 0x10 (HP) from output volumes due to different steps */
+	spec->gen.out_vol_mask = 1ULL << 0x10;
 
 	snd_hda_pick_fixup(codec, cs4208_models, cs4208_fixup_tbl,
 			   cs4208_fixups);