1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_intelhdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_intelhdmi.c
index 3564f4e4b74c..a8643509e2af 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_intelhdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_intelhdmi.c
@@ -419,14 +419,18 @@ static int hdmi_setup_channel_allocation(struct hda_codec *codec,
         /*
          * CA defaults to 0 for basic stereo audio
          */
-        if (!eld->eld_ver)
-                return 0;
-        if (!eld->spk_alloc)
-                return 0;
         if (channels <= 2)
                 return 0;
 
         /*
+         * HDMI sink's ELD info cannot always be retrieved for now, e.g.
+         * in console or for audio devices. Assume the highest speakers
+         * configuration, to _not_ prohibit multi-channel audio playback.
+         */
+        if (!eld->spk_alloc)
+                eld->spk_alloc = 0xffff;
+
+        /*
          * expand ELD's speaker allocation mask
          *
          * ELD tells the speaker mask in a compact(paired) form,