diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 85beb172d810..1db9d0579c72 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -2024,6 +2024,17 @@ static void pcm_mmap_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 #endif
 }
 
+/* Blacklist for skipping the whole probe:
+ * some HD-audio PCI entries are exposed without any codecs, and such devices
+ * should be ignored from the beginning.
+ */
+static const struct snd_pci_quirk driver_blacklist[] = {
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1043, 0x874f, "ASUS ROG Zenith II / Strix", 0),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1462, 0xcb59, "MSI TRX40 Creator", 0),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1462, 0xcb60, "MSI TRX40", 0),
+	{}
+};
+
 static const struct hda_controller_ops pci_hda_ops = {
 	.disable_msi_reset_irq = disable_msi_reset_irq,
 	.pcm_mmap_prepare = pcm_mmap_prepare,
@@ -2059,6 +2070,11 @@ static int azx_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	bool schedule_probe;
 	int err;
 
+	if (snd_pci_quirk_lookup(pci, driver_blacklist)) {
+		dev_info(&pci->dev, "Skipping the blacklisted device\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	if (dev >= SNDRV_CARDS)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	if (!enable[dev]) {