diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 552a09e9211f..6f62a5a5b54f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -14824,6 +14824,7 @@ static const struct alc_fixup alc269_fixups[] = {
 			{0x01, AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_MASK, 0x04},
 			{0x01, AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DIRECTION, 0x04},
 			{0x01, AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DATA, 0x00},
+			{0x19, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, PIN_VREFGRD},
 			{ }
 		}
 	},