diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index b80e725432f0..909f1c101c95 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ do_sku:
 					    tmp | 0x2010);
 			break;
 		case 0x10ec0888:
-			alc888_coef_init(codec);
+			/*alc888_coef_init(codec);*/ /* called in alc_init() */
 			break;
 		case 0x10ec0267:
 		case 0x10ec0268:
@@ -2439,6 +2439,8 @@ static int alc_init(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	alc_fix_pll(codec);
+	if (codec->vendor_id == 0x10ec0888)
+		alc888_coef_init(codec);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < spec->num_init_verbs; i++)
 		snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, spec->init_verbs[i]);
@@ -8426,8 +8428,6 @@ static int patch_alc883(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 	if (board_config == ALC883_AUTO)
 		spec->init_hook = alc883_auto_init;
-	else if (codec->vendor_id == 0x10ec0888)
-		spec->init_hook = alc888_coef_init;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
 	if (!spec->loopback.amplist)