diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 1885e7649101..cf6339436de1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -842,6 +842,9 @@ static void snd_hda_codec_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	kfree(codec);
 }
 
+static void hda_set_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t fg,
+				unsigned int power_state);
+
 /**
  * snd_hda_codec_new - create a HDA codec
  * @bus: the bus to assign
@@ -941,6 +944,11 @@ int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int codec_addr
 	if (bus->modelname)
 		codec->modelname = kstrdup(bus->modelname, GFP_KERNEL);
 
+	/* power-up all before initialization */
+	hda_set_power_state(codec,
+			    codec->afg ? codec->afg : codec->mfg,
+			    AC_PWRST_D0);
+
 	if (do_init) {
 		err = snd_hda_codec_configure(codec);
 		if (err < 0)
@@ -2413,19 +2421,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_build_controls);
 int snd_hda_codec_build_controls(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	/* fake as if already powered-on */
-	hda_keep_power_on(codec);
-	/* then fire up */
-	hda_set_power_state(codec,
-			    codec->afg ? codec->afg : codec->mfg,
-			    AC_PWRST_D0);
 	hda_exec_init_verbs(codec);
 	/* continue to initialize... */
 	if (codec->patch_ops.init)
 		err = codec->patch_ops.init(codec);
 	if (!err && codec->patch_ops.build_controls)
 		err = codec->patch_ops.build_controls(codec);
-	snd_hda_power_down(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
index 1e3ccc740afc..1c57505c2874 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
@@ -176,25 +176,29 @@ static int reconfig_codec(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	snd_hda_power_up(codec);
 	snd_printk(KERN_INFO "hda-codec: reconfiguring\n");
 	err = snd_hda_codec_reset(codec);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR
 			   "The codec is being used, can't reconfigure.\n");
-		return err;
+		goto error;
 	}
 	err = snd_hda_codec_configure(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+		goto error;
 	/* rebuild PCMs */
 	err = snd_hda_codec_build_pcms(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+		goto error;
 	/* rebuild mixers */
 	err = snd_hda_codec_build_controls(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-	return snd_card_register(codec->bus->card);
+		goto error;
+	err = snd_card_register(codec->bus->card);
+ error:
+	snd_hda_power_down(codec);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*