diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
index 136f98bf5d7e..82f61c4e74bd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.c
@@ -321,10 +321,23 @@ static int hda_init_caps(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	if (bus->ppcap)
 		dev_dbg(sdev->dev, "PP capability, will probe DSP later.\n");
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_HDA)
+	/* init i915 and HDMI codecs */
+	ret = hda_codec_i915_init(sdev);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(sdev->dev, "error: init i915 and HDMI codec failed\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	/* Init HDA controller after i915 init */
 	ret = hda_dsp_ctrl_init_chip(sdev, true);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "error: init chip failed with ret: %d\n",
 			ret);
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_HDA)
+		hda_codec_i915_exit(sdev);
+#endif
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -332,13 +345,6 @@ static int hda_init_caps(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	if (bus->mlcap)
 		snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_ml_capabilities(bus);
 
-	/* init i915 and HDMI codecs */
-	ret = hda_codec_i915_init(sdev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(sdev->dev, "error: no HDMI audio devices found\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/* codec detection */
 	if (!bus->codec_mask) {
 		dev_info(bus->dev, "no hda codecs found!\n");