return 0;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
 /**
  * snd_hda_resume - resume the codecs
  * @bus: the HDA bus
        struct hda_codec *codec;
 
        list_for_each_entry(codec, &bus->codec_list, list) {
-               hda_call_codec_resume(codec);
+               if (snd_hda_codec_needs_resume(codec))
+                       hda_call_codec_resume(codec);
        }
        return 0;
 }
-#endif /* !CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
+int snd_hda_codecs_inuse(struct hda_bus *bus)
+{
+       struct hda_codec *codec;
 
+       list_for_each_entry(codec, &bus->codec_list, list) {
+               if (snd_hda_codec_needs_resume(codec))
+                       return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
 void snd_hda_power_up(struct hda_codec *codec);
 void snd_hda_power_down(struct hda_codec *codec);
+#define snd_hda_codec_needs_resume(codec) codec->power_count
+int snd_hda_codecs_inuse(struct hda_bus *bus);
 #else
 static inline void snd_hda_power_up(struct hda_codec *codec) {}
 static inline void snd_hda_power_down(struct hda_codec *codec) {}
+#define snd_hda_codec_needs_resume(codec) 1
+#define snd_hda_codecs_inuse(bus) 1
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __SOUND_HDA_CODEC_H */
 
        if (azx_acquire_irq(chip, 1) < 0)
                return -EIO;
        azx_init_pci(chip);
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
-       /* the explicit resume is needed only when POWER_SAVE isn't set */
-       azx_init_chip(chip);
+
+       if (snd_hda_codecs_inuse(chip->bus))
+               azx_init_chip(chip);
+
        snd_hda_resume(chip->bus);
-#endif
        snd_power_change_state(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0);
        return 0;
 }