diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index 355f56959ee3..b17b9c7c769f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1355,6 +1355,7 @@ static void intel_enable_ddi(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder)
 	}
 
 	if (intel_crtc->config.has_audio) {
+		intel_display_power_get(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_AUDIO);
 		tmp = I915_READ(HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD);
 		tmp |= ((AUDIO_OUTPUT_ENABLE_A | AUDIO_ELD_VALID_A) << (pipe * 4));
 		I915_WRITE(HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD, tmp);
@@ -1372,10 +1373,15 @@ static void intel_disable_ddi(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder)
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	uint32_t tmp;
 
-	tmp = I915_READ(HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD);
-	tmp &= ~((AUDIO_OUTPUT_ENABLE_A | AUDIO_ELD_VALID_A) <<
-		 (pipe * 4));
-	I915_WRITE(HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD, tmp);
+	/* We can't touch HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD uncionditionally because this
+	 * register is part of the power well on Haswell. */
+	if (intel_crtc->config.has_audio) {
+		tmp = I915_READ(HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD);
+		tmp &= ~((AUDIO_OUTPUT_ENABLE_A | AUDIO_ELD_VALID_A) <<
+			 (pipe * 4));
+		I915_WRITE(HSW_AUD_PIN_ELD_CP_VLD, tmp);
+		intel_display_power_put(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_AUDIO);
+	}
 
 	if (type == INTEL_OUTPUT_EDP) {
 		struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(encoder);