diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index bca5de78e9ad..795cbda32cbb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -3474,6 +3474,8 @@ static int patch_nvhdmi(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		nvhdmi_chmap_cea_alloc_validate_get_type;
 	spec->chmap.ops.chmap_validate = nvhdmi_chmap_validate;
 
+	codec->link_down_at_suspend = 1;
+
 	generic_acomp_init(codec, &nvhdmi_audio_ops, nvhdmi_port2pin);
 
 	return 0;