diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 462e2cedaa6a..506f46ef0304 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static void hda_set_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t fg,
  * Returns 0 if successful, or a negative error code.
  */
 int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int codec_addr,
-				    int do_init, struct hda_codec **codecp)
+				    struct hda_codec **codecp)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec;
 	char component[31];
@@ -978,11 +978,6 @@ int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int codec_addr
 			    codec->afg ? codec->afg : codec->mfg,
 			    AC_PWRST_D0);
 
-	if (do_init) {
-		err = snd_hda_codec_configure(codec);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
-	}
 	snd_hda_codec_proc_new(codec);
 
 	snd_hda_create_hwdep(codec);
@@ -1036,6 +1031,7 @@ int snd_hda_codec_configure(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		err = init_unsol_queue(codec->bus);
 	return err;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_codec_configure);
 
 /**
  * snd_hda_codec_setup_stream - set up the codec for streaming
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index cad79efaabc9..b7ca7d5bbe8c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -830,7 +830,8 @@ enum {
 int snd_hda_bus_new(struct snd_card *card, const struct hda_bus_template *temp,
 		    struct hda_bus **busp);
 int snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int codec_addr,
-		      int do_init, struct hda_codec **codecp);
+		      struct hda_codec **codecp);
+int snd_hda_codec_configure(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
 /*
  * low level functions
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 4e9ea7080270..da58f2ca9151 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1286,8 +1286,7 @@ static unsigned int azx_max_codecs[AZX_NUM_DRIVERS] __devinitdata = {
 	[AZX_DRIVER_TERA] = 1,
 };
 
-static int __devinit azx_codec_create(struct azx *chip, const char *model,
-				      int no_init)
+static int __devinit azx_codec_create(struct azx *chip, const char *model)
 {
 	struct hda_bus_template bus_temp;
 	int c, codecs, err;
@@ -1346,7 +1345,7 @@ static int __devinit azx_codec_create(struct azx *chip, const char *model,
 	for (c = 0; c < max_slots; c++) {
 		if ((chip->codec_mask & (1 << c)) & chip->codec_probe_mask) {
 			struct hda_codec *codec;
-			err = snd_hda_codec_new(chip->bus, c, !no_init, &codec);
+			err = snd_hda_codec_new(chip->bus, c, &codec);
 			if (err < 0)
 				continue;
 			codecs++;
@@ -1356,7 +1355,16 @@ static int __devinit azx_codec_create(struct azx *chip, const char *model,
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR SFX "no codecs initialized\n");
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
+	return 0;
+}
 
+/* configure each codec instance */
+static int __devinit azx_codec_configure(struct azx *chip)
+{
+	struct hda_codec *codec;
+	list_for_each_entry(codec, &chip->bus->codec_list, list) {
+		snd_hda_codec_configure(codec);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2466,9 +2474,14 @@ static int __devinit azx_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	card->private_data = chip;
 
 	/* create codec instances */
-	err = azx_codec_create(chip, model[dev], probe_only[dev]);
+	err = azx_codec_create(chip, model[dev]);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_free;
+	if (!probe_only[dev]) {
+		err = azx_codec_configure(chip);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	/* create PCM streams */
 	err = snd_hda_build_pcms(chip->bus);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index 83349013b4df..75aa3785212f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ struct snd_kcontrol *snd_hda_find_mixer_ctl(struct hda_codec *codec,
 int snd_hda_add_vmaster(struct hda_codec *codec, char *name,
 			unsigned int *tlv, const char **slaves);
 int snd_hda_codec_reset(struct hda_codec *codec);
-int snd_hda_codec_configure(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
 /* amp value bits */
 #define HDA_AMP_MUTE	0x80