diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index e2f8359..766e567 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -417,9 +417,11 @@
 			val &= ~spec->eapd_mask;
 		else
 			val |= spec->eapd_mask;
-		if (spec->gpio_data != val)
+		if (spec->gpio_data != val) {
+			spec->gpio_data = val;
 			stac_gpio_set(codec, spec->gpio_mask, spec->gpio_dir,
 				      val);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3612,20 +3614,18 @@
 static int stac_init(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct sigmatel_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-	unsigned int gpio;
 	int i;
 
 	/* override some hints */
 	stac_store_hints(codec);
 
 	/* set up GPIO */
-	gpio = spec->gpio_data;
 	/* turn on EAPD statically when spec->eapd_switch isn't set.
 	 * otherwise, unsol event will turn it on/off dynamically
 	 */
 	if (!spec->eapd_switch)
-		gpio |= spec->eapd_mask;
-	stac_gpio_set(codec, spec->gpio_mask, spec->gpio_dir, gpio);
+		spec->gpio_data |= spec->eapd_mask;
+	stac_gpio_set(codec, spec->gpio_mask, spec->gpio_dir, spec->gpio_data);
 
 	snd_hda_gen_init(codec);
 
@@ -3915,6 +3915,7 @@
 {
 	struct sigmatel_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 
+	spec->gpio_mask |= spec->eapd_mask;
 	if (spec->gpio_led) {
 		if (!spec->vref_mute_led_nid) {
 			spec->gpio_mask |= spec->gpio_led;