diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index 29ed7d9b27e4..2e7493ef8ee0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -562,6 +562,14 @@ static inline unsigned int get_wcaps_channels(u32 wcaps)
 	return chans;
 }
 
+static inline void snd_hda_override_wcaps(struct hda_codec *codec,
+					  hda_nid_t nid, u32 val)
+{
+	if (nid >= codec->start_nid &&
+	    nid < codec->start_nid + codec->num_nodes)
+		codec->wcaps[nid - codec->start_nid] = val;
+}
+
 u32 query_amp_caps(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int direction);
 int snd_hda_override_amp_caps(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int dir,
 			      unsigned int caps);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
index cf31b664d2ed..dcebf3cb18de 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
@@ -905,6 +905,8 @@ static const struct hda_verb vt1708S_init_verbs[] = {
 static void override_mic_boost(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t pin,
 			       int offset, int num_steps, int step_size)
 {
+	snd_hda_override_wcaps(codec, pin,
+			       get_wcaps(codec, pin) | AC_WCAP_IN_AMP);
 	snd_hda_override_amp_caps(codec, pin, HDA_INPUT,
 				  (offset << AC_AMPCAP_OFFSET_SHIFT) |
 				  (num_steps << AC_AMPCAP_NUM_STEPS_SHIFT) |