unsigned int gpio;
        int i;
 
-       snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, spec->init);
+       if (spec->init)
+               snd_hda_sequence_write(codec, spec->init);
 
        /* power down adcs initially */
        if (spec->powerdown_adcs)
                /* fallthru */
        case 0x111d76b4: /* 6 Port without Analog Mixer */
        case 0x111d76b5:
-               spec->init = stac92hd71bxx_core_init;
                codec->slave_dig_outs = stac92hd71bxx_slave_dig_outs;
                spec->num_dmics = stac92xx_connected_ports(codec,
                                        stac92hd71bxx_dmic_nids,
                        spec->stream_delay = 40; /* 40 milliseconds */
 
                /* disable VSW */
-               spec->init = stac92hd71bxx_core_init;
                unmute_init++;
                snd_hda_codec_set_pincfg(codec, 0x0f, 0x40f000f0);
                snd_hda_codec_set_pincfg(codec, 0x19, 0x40f000f3);
 
                /* fallthru */
        default:
-               spec->init = stac92hd71bxx_core_init;
                codec->slave_dig_outs = stac92hd71bxx_slave_dig_outs;
                spec->num_dmics = stac92xx_connected_ports(codec,
                                        stac92hd71bxx_dmic_nids,
                break;
        }
 
+       if (get_wcaps_type(get_wcaps(codec, 0x28)) == AC_WID_VOL_KNB)
+               spec->init = stac92hd71bxx_core_init;
+
        if (get_wcaps(codec, 0xa) & AC_WCAP_IN_AMP)
                snd_hda_sequence_write_cache(codec, unmute_init);