diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 503869aad7f9..35090b3acbac 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ static int codec_exec_verb(struct hda_codec *codec, unsigned int cmd,
  again:
 	snd_hda_power_up(codec);
 	mutex_lock(&bus->cmd_mutex);
+	if (flags & HDA_RW_NO_RESPONSE_FALLBACK)
+		bus->no_response_fallback = 1;
 	for (;;) {
 		trace_hda_send_cmd(codec, cmd);
 		err = bus->ops.command(bus, cmd);
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ static int codec_exec_verb(struct hda_codec *codec, unsigned int cmd,
 		*res = bus->ops.get_response(bus, codec->addr);
 		trace_hda_get_response(codec, *res);
 	}
+	bus->no_response_fallback = 0;
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->cmd_mutex);
 	snd_hda_power_down(codec);
 	if (!codec_in_pm(codec) && res && *res == -1 && bus->rirb_error) {
@@ -3805,11 +3808,13 @@ static unsigned int hda_set_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	hda_nid_t fg = codec->afg ? codec->afg : codec->mfg;
 	int count;
 	unsigned int state;
+	int flags = 0;
 
 	/* this delay seems necessary to avoid click noise at power-down */
 	if (power_state == AC_PWRST_D3) {
 		/* transition time less than 10ms for power down */
 		msleep(codec->epss ? 10 : 100);
+		flags = HDA_RW_NO_RESPONSE_FALLBACK;
 	}
 
 	/* repeat power states setting at most 10 times*/
@@ -3818,7 +3823,7 @@ static unsigned int hda_set_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec,
 			codec->patch_ops.set_power_state(codec, fg,
 							 power_state);
 		else {
-			snd_hda_codec_read(codec, fg, 0,
+			snd_hda_codec_read(codec, fg, flags,
 					   AC_VERB_SET_POWER_STATE,
 					   power_state);
 			snd_hda_codec_set_power_to_all(codec, fg, power_state);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index 39a658e02988..701c2e069b10 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ struct hda_bus {
 	unsigned int response_reset:1;	/* controller was reset */
 	unsigned int in_reset:1;	/* during reset operation */
 	unsigned int power_keep_link_on:1; /* don't power off HDA link */
+	unsigned int no_response_fallback:1; /* don't fallback at RIRB error */
 
 	int primary_dig_out_type;	/* primary digital out PCM type */
 };
@@ -930,6 +931,8 @@ enum {
 	HDA_INPUT, HDA_OUTPUT
 };
 
+/* snd_hda_codec_read/write optional flags */
+#define HDA_RW_NO_RESPONSE_FALLBACK	(1 << 0)
 
 /*
  * constructors
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 49dfad4a099e..f089fa0aa03d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -942,6 +942,9 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_response(struct hda_bus *bus,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!bus->no_response_fallback)
+		return -1;
+
 	if (!chip->polling_mode && chip->poll_count < 2) {
 		snd_printdd(SFX "%s: azx_get_response timeout, "
 			   "polling the codec once: last cmd=0x%08x\n",