diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
index 98f602427eb8..12dc3308ab8c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static void intel_hdmi_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 	u32 temp;
 	u32 enable_bits = SDVO_ENABLE;
 
-	if (intel_hdmi->has_audio)
+	if (intel_hdmi->has_audio || mode != DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON)
 		enable_bits |= SDVO_AUDIO_ENABLE;
 
 	temp = I915_READ(intel_hdmi->sdvox_reg);