{} /* terminator */
 };
 
-static struct hda_verb pinout_disable_verb[] = {
-       {PIN_NID, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0x00},
-       {}
-};
-
 static struct hda_verb unsolicited_response_verb[] = {
        {PIN_NID, AC_VERB_SET_UNSOLICITED_ENABLE, AC_USRSP_EN |
                                                  INTEL_HDMI_EVENT_TAG},
 
 static void hdmi_enable_output(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
-       /* Enable Audio InfoFrame Transmission */
-       hdmi_set_dip_index(codec, PIN_NID, 0x0, 0x0);
-       snd_hda_codec_write(codec, PIN_NID, 0, AC_VERB_SET_HDMI_DIP_XMIT,
-                                               AC_DIPXMIT_BEST);
        /* Unmute */
        if (get_wcaps(codec, PIN_NID) & AC_WCAP_OUT_AMP)
                snd_hda_codec_write(codec, PIN_NID, 0,
        snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, pinout_enable_verb);
 }
 
-static void hdmi_disable_output(struct hda_codec *codec)
+/*
+ * Enable Audio InfoFrame Transmission
+ */
+static void hdmi_start_infoframe_trans(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
-       snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, pinout_disable_verb);
-       if (get_wcaps(codec, PIN_NID) & AC_WCAP_OUT_AMP)
-               snd_hda_codec_write(codec, PIN_NID, 0,
-                               AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, AMP_OUT_MUTE);
+       hdmi_set_dip_index(codec, PIN_NID, 0x0, 0x0);
+       snd_hda_codec_write(codec, PIN_NID, 0, AC_VERB_SET_HDMI_DIP_XMIT,
+                                               AC_DIPXMIT_BEST);
+}
 
-       /*
-        * FIXME: noises may arise when playing music after reloading the
-        * kernel module, until the next X restart or monitor repower.
-        */
+/*
+ * Disable Audio InfoFrame Transmission
+ */
+static void hdmi_stop_infoframe_trans(struct hda_codec *codec)
+{
+       hdmi_set_dip_index(codec, PIN_NID, 0x0, 0x0);
+       snd_hda_codec_write(codec, PIN_NID, 0, AC_VERB_SET_HDMI_DIP_XMIT,
+                                               AC_DIPXMIT_DISABLE);
 }
 
 static int hdmi_get_channel_count(struct hda_codec *codec)
        hdmi_setup_channel_mapping(codec, &ai);
 
        hdmi_fill_audio_infoframe(codec, &ai);
+       hdmi_start_infoframe_trans(codec);
 }
 
 
 {
        struct intel_hdmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 
-       hdmi_disable_output(codec);
+       hdmi_stop_infoframe_trans(codec);
 
        return snd_hda_multi_out_dig_close(codec, &spec->multiout);
 }
 
        hdmi_setup_audio_infoframe(codec, substream);
 
-       hdmi_enable_output(codec);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 static int intel_hdmi_init(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
-       /* disable audio output as early as possible */
-       hdmi_disable_output(codec);
+       hdmi_enable_output(codec);
 
        snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, unsolicited_response_verb);