diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 06f93032d0cc..802f1f1b3a19 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -4988,9 +4988,18 @@ static void alc_fixup_tpt470_dock(struct hda_codec *codec,
 		{ 0x19, 0x21a11010 }, /* dock mic */
 		{ }
 	};
+	/* Assure the speaker pin to be coupled with DAC NID 0x03; otherwise
+	 * the speaker output becomes too low by some reason on Thinkpads with
+	 * ALC298 codec
+	 */
+	static hda_nid_t preferred_pairs[] = {
+		0x14, 0x03, 0x17, 0x02, 0x21, 0x02,
+		0
+	};
 	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 
 	if (action == HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE) {
+		spec->gen.preferred_dacs = preferred_pairs;
 		spec->parse_flags = HDA_PINCFG_NO_HP_FIXUP;
 		snd_hda_apply_pincfgs(codec, pincfgs);
 	} else if (action == HDA_FIXUP_ACT_INIT) {