diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index d91c87e41756..20a171ac4bb2 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -2899,8 +2899,9 @@ static int hda_codec_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	list_for_each_entry(pcm, &codec->pcm_list_head, list)
 		snd_pcm_suspend_all(pcm->pcm);
 	state = hda_call_codec_suspend(codec);
-	if (codec_has_clkstop(codec) && codec_has_epss(codec) &&
-	    (state & AC_PWRST_CLK_STOP_OK))
+	if (codec->link_down_at_suspend ||
+	    (codec_has_clkstop(codec) && codec_has_epss(codec) &&
+	     (state & AC_PWRST_CLK_STOP_OK)))
 		snd_hdac_codec_link_down(&codec->core);
 	snd_hdac_link_power(&codec->core, false);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index 681c360f29f9..a8b1b31f161c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ struct hda_codec {
 	unsigned int power_save_node:1; /* advanced PM for each widget */
 	unsigned int auto_runtime_pm:1; /* enable automatic codec runtime pm */
 	unsigned int force_pin_prefix:1; /* Add location prefix */
+	unsigned int link_down_at_suspend:1; /* link down at runtime suspend */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	unsigned long power_on_acct;
 	unsigned long power_off_acct;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 8840daf9c6a3..98e1c411c56a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -3741,6 +3741,11 @@ static int patch_atihdmi(struct hda_codec *codec)
 
 	spec->chmap.channels_max = max(spec->chmap.channels_max, 8u);
 
+	/* AMD GPUs have neither EPSS nor CLKSTOP bits, hence preventing
+	 * the link-down as is.  Tell the core to allow it.
+	 */
+	codec->link_down_at_suspend = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }