diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
index 5c7219fb3aa8..0ac32788f216 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ struct byt_rt5640_private {
 };
 
 static unsigned long byt_rt5640_quirk = BYT_RT5640_MCLK_EN;
+static unsigned int quirk_override;
+module_param_named(quirk, quirk_override, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(quirk, "Board-specific quirk override");
 
 static void log_quirks(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -806,6 +810,11 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5640_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* check quirks before creating card */
 	dmi_check_system(byt_rt5640_quirk_table);
+	if (quirk_override) {
+		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Overriding quirk %0x => 0x%x\n",
+			 (unsigned int)byt_rt5640_quirk, quirk_override);
+		byt_rt5640_quirk = quirk_override;
+	}
 	log_quirks(&pdev->dev);
 
 	if ((byt_rt5640_quirk & BYT_RT5640_SSP2_AIF2) ||