diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index e9d0b0a30b99..b848e435b93f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -4451,7 +4451,9 @@ static int stac_suspend(struct hda_codec *codec)
 
 static int stac_check_power_status(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP
 	struct sigmatel_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+#endif
 	int ret = snd_hda_gen_check_power_status(codec, nid);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP