diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l56_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l56_hda.c
index bc75865b5de8..87ffe8fbff99 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l56_hda.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l56_hda.c
@@ -865,15 +865,13 @@ static int cs35l56_hda_read_acpi(struct cs35l56_hda *cs35l56, int id)
 	sub = acpi_get_subsystem_id(ACPI_HANDLE(cs35l56->base.dev));
 
 	if (IS_ERR(sub)) {
-		/* If no ACPI SUB, return 0 and fallback to legacy firmware path, otherwise fail */
-		if (PTR_ERR(sub) == -ENODATA)
-			return 0;
-		else
-			return PTR_ERR(sub);
+		dev_info(cs35l56->base.dev,
+			 "Read ACPI _SUB failed(%ld): fallback to generic firmware\n",
+			 PTR_ERR(sub));
+	} else {
+		cs35l56->system_name = sub;
 	}
 
-	cs35l56->system_name = sub;
-
 	cs35l56->base.reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_index_optional(cs35l56->base.dev,
 								 "reset",
 								 cs35l56->index,