diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index aae6b10..d7fa1ee 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "hda_local.h"
 #include "hda_auto_parser.h"
 #include "hda_jack.h"
+#include "hda_beep.h"
 #include "hda_generic.h"
 
 
@@ -4238,6 +4239,12 @@
 	if (spec->power_down_unused)
 		codec->power_filter = snd_hda_gen_path_power_filter;
 
+	if (!spec->no_analog && spec->beep_nid) {
+		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, spec->beep_nid);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_gen_parse_auto_config);
@@ -5063,6 +5070,7 @@
  */
 void snd_hda_gen_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
+	snd_hda_detach_beep_device(codec);
 	snd_hda_gen_spec_free(codec->spec);
 	kfree(codec->spec);
 	codec->spec = NULL;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
index 094e6af..39d8394 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@
 	/* loopback mixing mode */
 	bool aamix_mode;
 
+	/* digital beep */
+	hda_nid_t beep_nid;
+
 	/* for virtual master */
 	hda_nid_t vmaster_nid;
 	unsigned int vmaster_tlv[4];
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
index df8014b..977b0d8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 	hda_nid_t eapd_nid;
 
 	unsigned int beep_amp;	/* beep amp value, set via set_beep_amp() */
-	hda_nid_t beep_dev_nid;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_AD_STATIC_QUIRKS
 	const struct snd_kcontrol_new *mixers[6];
@@ -609,7 +608,7 @@
 	.build_controls = ad198x_auto_build_controls,
 	.build_pcms = snd_hda_gen_build_pcms,
 	.init = snd_hda_gen_init,
-	.free = ad198x_free,
+	.free = snd_hda_gen_free,
 	.unsol_event = snd_hda_jack_unsol_event,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	.check_power_status = snd_hda_gen_check_power_status,
@@ -638,12 +637,6 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	if (spec->beep_dev_nid) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, spec->beep_dev_nid);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
-	}
-
 	codec->patch_ops = ad198x_auto_patch_ops;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1240,7 +1233,7 @@
 	codec->inv_eapd = 1;
 
 	spec->gen.mixer_nid = 0x07;
-	spec->beep_dev_nid = 0x19;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x19;
 	set_beep_amp(spec, 0x18, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
 
 	/* AD1986A has a hardware problem that it can't share a stream
@@ -1256,7 +1249,7 @@
 
 	err = ad198x_parse_auto_config(codec);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		ad198x_free(codec);
+		snd_hda_gen_free(codec);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -1673,7 +1666,7 @@
 		return err;
 	spec = codec->spec;
 
-	spec->beep_dev_nid = 0x10;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x10;
 	set_beep_amp(spec, 0x10, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
 	err = ad198x_parse_auto_config(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -1684,7 +1677,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
  error:
-	ad198x_free(codec);
+	snd_hda_gen_free(codec);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2187,7 +2180,7 @@
 	spec = codec->spec;
 
 	spec->gen.mixer_nid = 0x0e;
-	spec->beep_dev_nid = 0x10;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x10;
 	set_beep_amp(spec, 0x0d, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
 
 	snd_hda_pick_fixup(codec, NULL, ad1981_fixup_tbl, ad1981_fixups);
@@ -2205,7 +2198,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
  error:
-	ad198x_free(codec);
+	snd_hda_gen_free(codec);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3236,7 +3229,7 @@
 
 	spec->gen.mixer_nid = 0x20;
 	spec->gen.mixer_merge_nid = 0x21;
-	spec->beep_dev_nid = 0x10;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x10;
 	set_beep_amp(spec, 0x10, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
 	err = ad198x_parse_auto_config(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -3247,7 +3240,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
  error:
-	ad198x_free(codec);
+	snd_hda_gen_free(codec);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3653,7 +3646,7 @@
 	spec = codec->spec;
 
 	spec->gen.mixer_nid = 0x20;
-	spec->beep_dev_nid = 0x10;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x10;
 	set_beep_amp(spec, 0x10, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
 
 	snd_hda_pick_fixup(codec, NULL, ad1884_fixup_tbl, ad1884_fixups);
@@ -3671,7 +3664,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
  error:
-	ad198x_free(codec);
+	snd_hda_gen_free(codec);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -5155,7 +5148,7 @@
 
 	spec->gen.mixer_nid = 0x20;
 	spec->gen.mixer_merge_nid = 0x21;
-	spec->beep_dev_nid = 0x10;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x10;
 	set_beep_amp(spec, 0x10, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
 	err = ad198x_parse_auto_config(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -5166,7 +5159,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
  error:
-	ad198x_free(codec);
+	snd_hda_gen_free(codec);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
index d0100a8..5499643 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
@@ -139,8 +139,12 @@
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP
-#define set_beep_amp(spec, nid, idx, dir) \
-	((spec)->beep_amp = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(nid, 1, idx, dir))
+static inline void set_beep_amp(struct conexant_spec *spec, hda_nid_t nid,
+				int idx, int dir)
+{
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = nid;
+	spec->beep_amp = HDA_COMPOSE_AMP_VAL(nid, 1, idx, dir);
+}
 /* additional beep mixers; the actual parameters are overwritten at build */
 static const struct snd_kcontrol_new cxt_beep_mixer[] = {
 	HDA_CODEC_VOLUME_MONO("Beep Playback Volume", 0, 1, 0, HDA_OUTPUT),
@@ -3191,17 +3195,11 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cx_auto_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
-{
-	snd_hda_detach_beep_device(codec);
-	snd_hda_gen_free(codec);
-}
-
 static const struct hda_codec_ops cx_auto_patch_ops = {
 	.build_controls = cx_auto_build_controls,
 	.build_pcms = snd_hda_gen_build_pcms,
 	.init = snd_hda_gen_init,
-	.free = cx_auto_free,
+	.free = snd_hda_gen_free,
 	.unsol_event = snd_hda_jack_unsol_event,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	.check_power_status = snd_hda_gen_check_power_status,
@@ -3395,8 +3393,6 @@
 		goto error;
 
 	codec->patch_ops = cx_auto_patch_ops;
-	if (spec->beep_amp)
-		snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, get_amp_nid_(spec->beep_amp));
 
 	/* Some laptops with Conexant chips show stalls in S3 resume,
 	 * which falls into the single-cmd mode.
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index c0bf155..e7b59d3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "hda_codec.h"
 #include "hda_local.h"
 #include "hda_auto_parser.h"
-#include "hda_beep.h"
 #include "hda_jack.h"
 #include "hda_generic.h"
 
@@ -805,17 +804,7 @@
 	snd_hda_shutup_pins(codec);
 }
 
-static void alc_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
-{
-	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-
-	if (!spec)
-		return;
-
-	snd_hda_gen_spec_free(&spec->gen);
-	snd_hda_detach_beep_device(codec);
-	kfree(spec);
-}
+#define alc_free	snd_hda_gen_free
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static void alc_power_eapd(struct hda_codec *codec)
@@ -1401,6 +1390,7 @@
 
 	spec = codec->spec;
 	spec->gen.need_dac_fix = 1;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x01;
 
 	snd_hda_pick_fixup(codec, alc880_fixup_models, alc880_fixup_tbl,
 		       alc880_fixups);
@@ -1411,12 +1401,8 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog)
 		set_beep_amp(spec, 0x0b, 0x05, HDA_INPUT);
-	}
 
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 	codec->patch_ops.unsol_event = alc880_unsol_event;
@@ -1637,6 +1623,7 @@
 	 * it's almost harmless.
 	 */
 	spec->gen.prefer_hp_amp = 1;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x01;
 
 	snd_hda_pick_fixup(codec, alc260_fixup_models, alc260_fixup_tbl,
 			   alc260_fixups);
@@ -1647,12 +1634,8 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog)
 		set_beep_amp(spec, 0x07, 0x05, HDA_INPUT);
-	}
 
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 	spec->shutup = alc_eapd_shutup;
@@ -2151,17 +2134,16 @@
 
 	alc_auto_parse_customize_define(codec);
 
+	if (has_cdefine_beep(codec))
+		spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x01;
+
 	/* automatic parse from the BIOS config */
 	err = alc882_parse_auto_config(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && has_cdefine_beep(codec)) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && spec->gen.beep_nid)
 		set_beep_amp(spec, 0x0b, 0x05, HDA_INPUT);
-	}
 
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 
@@ -2314,17 +2296,16 @@
 
 	alc_auto_parse_customize_define(codec);
 
+	if (has_cdefine_beep(codec))
+		spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x01;
+
 	/* automatic parse from the BIOS config */
 	err = alc262_parse_auto_config(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && has_cdefine_beep(codec)) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && spec->gen.beep_nid)
 		set_beep_amp(spec, 0x0b, 0x05, HDA_INPUT);
-	}
 
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 	spec->shutup = alc_eapd_shutup;
@@ -2405,16 +2386,7 @@
 static int alc268_parse_auto_config(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	static const hda_nid_t alc268_ssids[] = { 0x15, 0x1b, 0x14, 0 };
-	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-	int err = alc_parse_auto_config(codec, NULL, alc268_ssids);
-	if (err > 0) {
-		if (!spec->gen.no_analog &&
-		    spec->gen.autocfg.speaker_pins[0] != 0x1d) {
-			add_mixer(spec, alc268_beep_mixer);
-			snd_hda_add_verbs(codec, alc268_beep_init_verbs);
-		}
-	}
-	return err;
+	return alc_parse_auto_config(codec, NULL, alc268_ssids);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2422,7 +2394,7 @@
 static int patch_alc268(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct alc_spec *spec;
-	int i, has_beep, err;
+	int err;
 
 	/* ALC268 has no aa-loopback mixer */
 	err = alc_alloc_spec(codec, 0);
@@ -2430,6 +2402,7 @@
 		return err;
 
 	spec = codec->spec;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x01;
 
 	snd_hda_pick_fixup(codec, alc268_fixup_models, alc268_fixup_tbl, alc268_fixups);
 	snd_hda_apply_fixup(codec, HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE);
@@ -2439,18 +2412,10 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	has_beep = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < spec->num_mixers; i++) {
-		if (spec->mixers[i] == alc268_beep_mixer) {
-			has_beep = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (has_beep) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (err > 0 && !spec->gen.no_analog &&
+	    spec->gen.autocfg.speaker_pins[0] != 0x1d) {
+		add_mixer(spec, alc268_beep_mixer);
+		snd_hda_add_verbs(codec, alc268_beep_init_verbs);
 		if (!query_amp_caps(codec, 0x1d, HDA_INPUT))
 			/* override the amp caps for beep generator */
 			snd_hda_override_amp_caps(codec, 0x1d, HDA_INPUT,
@@ -3150,6 +3115,9 @@
 
 	alc_auto_parse_customize_define(codec);
 
+	if (has_cdefine_beep(codec))
+		spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x01;
+
 	switch (codec->vendor_id) {
 	case 0x10ec0269:
 		spec->codec_variant = ALC269_TYPE_ALC269VA;
@@ -3198,12 +3166,8 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && has_cdefine_beep(codec)) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && spec->gen.beep_nid)
 		set_beep_amp(spec, 0x0b, 0x04, HDA_INPUT);
-	}
 
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
@@ -3311,6 +3275,7 @@
 		return err;
 
 	spec = codec->spec;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x23;
 
 	snd_hda_pick_fixup(codec, NULL, alc861_fixup_tbl, alc861_fixups);
 	snd_hda_apply_fixup(codec, HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE);
@@ -3320,12 +3285,8 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x23);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog)
 		set_beep_amp(spec, 0x23, 0, HDA_OUTPUT);
-	}
 
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
@@ -3406,6 +3367,7 @@
 		return err;
 
 	spec = codec->spec;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x23;
 
 	snd_hda_pick_fixup(codec, NULL, alc861vd_fixup_tbl, alc861vd_fixups);
 	snd_hda_apply_fixup(codec, HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE);
@@ -3415,12 +3377,8 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x23);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog)
 		set_beep_amp(spec, 0x0b, 0x05, HDA_INPUT);
-	}
 
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 
@@ -3802,6 +3760,9 @@
 
 	alc_auto_parse_customize_define(codec);
 
+	if (has_cdefine_beep(codec))
+		spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x01;
+
 	if ((alc_get_coef0(codec) & (1 << 14)) &&
 	    codec->bus->pci->subsystem_vendor == 0x1025 &&
 	    spec->cdefine.platform_type == 1) {
@@ -3814,10 +3775,7 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && has_cdefine_beep(codec)) {
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, 0x1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto error;
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && spec->gen.beep_nid) {
 		switch (codec->vendor_id) {
 		case 0x10ec0662:
 			set_beep_amp(spec, 0x0b, 0x05, HDA_INPUT);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index 3566731..3be877b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@
 
 	/* beep widgets */
 	hda_nid_t anabeep_nid;
-	hda_nid_t digbeep_nid;
 
 	/* SPDIF-out mux */
 	const char * const *spdif_labels;
@@ -3560,16 +3559,13 @@
 
 	/* setup digital beep controls and input device */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP
-	if (spec->digbeep_nid > 0) {
-		hda_nid_t nid = spec->digbeep_nid;
+	if (spec->gen.beep_nid) {
+		hda_nid_t nid = spec->gen.beep_nid;
 		unsigned int caps;
 
 		err = stac_auto_create_beep_ctls(codec, nid);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		err = snd_hda_attach_beep_device(codec, nid);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
 		if (codec->beep) {
 			/* IDT/STAC codecs have linear beep tone parameter */
 			codec->beep->linear_tone = spec->linear_tone_beep;
@@ -3657,17 +3653,7 @@
 				~spec->eapd_mask);
 }
 
-static void stac_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
-{
-	struct sigmatel_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-
-	if (!spec)
-		return;
-
-	snd_hda_gen_spec_free(&spec->gen);
-	kfree(spec);
-	snd_hda_detach_beep_device(codec);
-}
+#define stac_free	snd_hda_gen_free
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 static void stac92hd_proc_hook(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer,
@@ -3885,7 +3871,7 @@
 	spec->aloopback_mask = 0x01;
 	spec->aloopback_shift = 8;
 
-	spec->digbeep_nid = 0x1c;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x1c; /* digital beep */
 
 	/* GPIO0 High = Enable EAPD */
 	spec->eapd_mask = spec->gpio_mask = spec->gpio_dir = 0x1;
@@ -3969,7 +3955,7 @@
 	spec->gen.power_down_unused = 1;
 	spec->gen.mixer_nid = 0x1b;
 
-	spec->digbeep_nid = 0x21;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x21; /* digital beep */
 	spec->pwr_nids = stac92hd83xxx_pwr_nids;
 	spec->num_pwrs = ARRAY_SIZE(stac92hd83xxx_pwr_nids);
 	spec->default_polarity = -1; /* no default cfg */
@@ -4017,7 +4003,7 @@
 	spec->gen.own_eapd_ctl = 1;
 	spec->gen.power_down_unused = 1;
 
-	spec->digbeep_nid = 0x19;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x19; /* digital beep */
 	spec->pwr_nids = stac92hd95_pwr_nids;
 	spec->num_pwrs = ARRAY_SIZE(stac92hd95_pwr_nids);
 	spec->default_polarity = -1; /* no default cfg */
@@ -4092,7 +4078,7 @@
 	spec->aloopback_shift = 0;
 
 	spec->powerdown_adcs = 1;
-	spec->digbeep_nid = 0x26;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x26; /* digital beep */
 	spec->num_pwrs = ARRAY_SIZE(stac92hd71bxx_pwr_nids);
 	spec->pwr_nids = stac92hd71bxx_pwr_nids;
 
@@ -4174,7 +4160,7 @@
 	spec->have_spdif_mux = 1;
 	spec->spdif_labels = stac927x_spdif_labels;
 
-	spec->digbeep_nid = 0x23;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x23; /* digital beep */
 
 	/* GPIO0 High = Enable EAPD */
 	spec->eapd_mask = spec->gpio_mask = 0x01;
@@ -4233,7 +4219,7 @@
 	spec->gen.own_eapd_ctl = 1;
 	spec->have_spdif_mux = 1;
 
-	spec->digbeep_nid = 0x23;
+	spec->gen.beep_nid = 0x23; /* digital beep */
 
 	snd_hda_add_verbs(codec, stac9205_core_init);
 	spec->aloopback_ctl = &stac9205_loopback;