diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index ec9dda536d89..28ef409a9e6a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -5854,7 +5854,8 @@ int snd_hda_gen_init(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if (spec->init_hook)
 		spec->init_hook(codec);
 
-	snd_hda_apply_verbs(codec);
+	if (!spec->skip_verbs)
+		snd_hda_apply_verbs(codec);
 
 	init_multi_out(codec);
 	init_extra_out(codec);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
index d82c09db0276..17a6bff8e94e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ struct hda_gen_spec {
 	unsigned int indep_hp_enabled:1; /* independent HP enabled */
 	unsigned int have_aamix_ctl:1;
 	unsigned int hp_mic_jack_modes:1;
+	unsigned int skip_verbs:1; /* don't apply verbs at snd_hda_gen_init() */
 
 	/* additional mute flags (only effective with auto_mute_via_amp=1) */
 	u64 mute_bits;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 32115e0b26c9..26dffaf2b18f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -781,9 +781,11 @@ static int alc_init(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if (spec->init_hook)
 		spec->init_hook(codec);
 
+	spec->gen.skip_verbs = 1; /* applied in below */
 	snd_hda_gen_init(codec);
 	alc_fix_pll(codec);
 	alc_auto_init_amp(codec, spec->init_amp);
+	snd_hda_apply_verbs(codec); /* apply verbs here after own init */
 
 	snd_hda_apply_fixup(codec, HDA_FIXUP_ACT_INIT);