diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
index 9d9583ca5f5b..5bd4b0c10003 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_via.c
@@ -240,8 +240,10 @@ static void set_widgets_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec)
 static void update_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 			       unsigned int parm)
 {
-	if (snd_hda_codec_read(codec, nid, 0,
-			       AC_VERB_GET_POWER_STATE, 0) == parm)
+	unsigned int state = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, nid, 0,
+						AC_VERB_GET_POWER_STATE, 0);
+	state = (state >> 4) & 0x0f;
+	if (state == parm)
 		return;
 	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_SET_POWER_STATE, parm);
 }
@@ -251,8 +253,10 @@ static void update_conv_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 {
 	struct via_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 	unsigned int format;
-	if (snd_hda_codec_read(codec, nid, 0,
-			       AC_VERB_GET_POWER_STATE, 0) == parm)
+	unsigned int state = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, nid, 0,
+						AC_VERB_GET_POWER_STATE, 0);
+	state = (state >> 4) & 0x0f;
+	if (state == parm)
 		return;
 	format = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_GET_CONV, 0);
 	if (format && (spec->dac_stream_tag[index] != format))