diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
index 2dddf7fbebcc..ce67608734b5 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
@@ -644,6 +644,26 @@ int snd_hda_get_bool_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_get_bool_hint);
 
+int snd_hda_get_int_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key, int *valp)
+{
+	const char *p;
+	unsigned long val;
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&codec->user_mutex);
+	p = snd_hda_get_hint(codec, key);
+	if (!p)
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+	else if (strict_strtoul(p, 0, &val))
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	else {
+		*valp = val;
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&codec->user_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_get_int_hint);
 #endif /* CONFIG_SND_HDA_RECONFIG */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index c09440dd5bfa..9e6353aafb1a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ static inline int snd_hda_hwdep_add_sysfs(struct hda_codec *codec)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_RECONFIG
 const char *snd_hda_get_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key);
 int snd_hda_get_bool_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key);
+int snd_hda_get_int_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key, int *valp);
 #else
 static inline
 const char *snd_hda_get_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key)
@@ -630,6 +631,12 @@ int snd_hda_get_bool_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key)
 {
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
+
+static inline
+int snd_hda_get_int_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key, int *valp)
+{
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index d3a81f10fe5c..9cc4cb9b4bd2 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -4295,24 +4295,10 @@ static void stac92xx_power_down(struct hda_codec *codec)
 static void stac_toggle_power_map(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 				  int enable);
 
-static inline int get_int_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key,
-			       int *valp)
+static inline bool get_int_hint(struct hda_codec *codec, const char *key,
+				int *valp)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_RECONFIG
-	const char *p;
-	mutex_lock(&codec->user_mutex);
-	p = snd_hda_get_hint(codec, key);
-	if (p) {
-		unsigned long val;
-		if (!strict_strtoul(p, 0, &val)) {
-			*valp = val;
-			mutex_unlock(&codec->user_mutex);
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&codec->user_mutex);
-#endif
-	return 0;
+	return !snd_hda_get_int_hint(codec, key, valp);
 }
 
 /* override some hints from the hwdep entry */