diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c b/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
index 560ec0986e1a..11057d9f84ec 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ static void azx_clear_corbrp(struct hdac_bus *bus)
  */
 void snd_hdac_bus_init_cmd_io(struct hdac_bus *bus)
 {
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!bus->rb.area);
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 	/* CORB set up */
 	bus->corb.addr = bus->rb.addr;
@@ -479,13 +481,15 @@ bool snd_hdac_bus_init_chip(struct hdac_bus *bus, bool full_reset)
 	/* reset controller */
 	azx_reset(bus, full_reset);
 
-	/* initialize interrupts */
+	/* clear interrupts */
 	azx_int_clear(bus);
-	azx_int_enable(bus);
 
 	/* initialize the codec command I/O */
 	snd_hdac_bus_init_cmd_io(bus);
 
+	/* enable interrupts after CORB/RIRB buffers are initialized above */
+	azx_int_enable(bus);
+
 	/* program the position buffer */
 	if (bus->use_posbuf && bus->posbuf.addr) {
 		snd_hdac_chip_writel(bus, DPLBASE, (u32)bus->posbuf.addr);