unsigned int detect_lo:1;       /* Line-out detection enabled */
        unsigned int automute_speaker_possible:1; /* there are speakers and either LO or HP */
        unsigned int automute_lo_possible:1;      /* there are line outs and HP */
+       unsigned int keep_vref_in_automute:1; /* Don't clear VREF in automute */
 
        /* other flags */
        unsigned int no_analog :1; /* digital I/O only */
 
        for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
                hda_nid_t nid = pins[i];
+               unsigned int val;
                if (!nid)
                        break;
                switch (spec->automute_mode) {
                case ALC_AUTOMUTE_PIN:
+                       /* don't reset VREF value in case it's controlling
+                        * the amp (see alc861_fixup_asus_amp_vref_0f())
+                        */
+                       if (spec->keep_vref_in_automute) {
+                               val = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, nid, 0,
+                                       AC_VERB_GET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0);
+                               val &= ~PIN_HP;
+                       } else
+                               val = 0;
+                       val |= pin_bits;
                        snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0,
                                            AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL,
-                                           pin_bits);
+                                           val);
                        break;
                case ALC_AUTOMUTE_AMP:
                        snd_hda_codec_amp_stereo(codec, nid, HDA_OUTPUT, 0,
        PINFIX_ASUS_A6RP,
 };
 
+/* On some laptops, VREF of pin 0x0f is abused for controlling the main amp */
+static void alc861_fixup_asus_amp_vref_0f(struct hda_codec *codec,
+                       const struct alc_fixup *fix, int action)
+{
+       struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+       unsigned int val;
+
+       if (action != ALC_FIXUP_ACT_INIT)
+               return;
+       val = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, 0x0f, 0,
+                                AC_VERB_GET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, 0);
+       if (!(val & (AC_PINCTL_IN_EN | AC_PINCTL_OUT_EN)))
+               val |= AC_PINCTL_IN_EN;
+       val |= AC_PINCTL_VREF_50;
+       snd_hda_codec_write(codec, 0x0f, 0,
+                           AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, val);
+       spec->keep_vref_in_automute = 1;
+}
+
 static const struct alc_fixup alc861_fixups[] = {
        [PINFIX_FSC_AMILO_PI1505] = {
                .type = ALC_FIXUP_PINS,
                }
        },
        [PINFIX_ASUS_A6RP] = {
-               .type = ALC_FIXUP_VERBS,
-               .v.verbs = (const struct hda_verb[]) {
-                       /* node 0x0f VREF seems controlling the master output */
-                       { 0x0f, AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, PIN_VREF50 },
-                       { }
-               },
+               .type = ALC_FIXUP_FUNC,
+               .v.func = alc861_fixup_asus_amp_vref_0f,
        },
 };
 
 static const struct snd_pci_quirk alc861_fixup_tbl[] = {
-       SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1043, 0x1393, "ASUS A6Rp", PINFIX_ASUS_A6RP),
+       SND_PCI_QUIRK_VENDOR(0x1043, "ASUS laptop", PINFIX_ASUS_A6RP),
        SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1584, 0x2b01, "Haier W18", PINFIX_ASUS_A6RP),
        SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1734, 0x10c7, "FSC Amilo Pi1505", PINFIX_FSC_AMILO_PI1505),
        {}