{
        struct hda_gen_spec *spec = codec->spec;
        struct nid_path *path;
-       hda_nid_t dac, pin;
+       hda_nid_t path_dac, dac, pin;
 
        path = snd_hda_get_path_from_idx(codec, path_idx);
        if (!path || !path->depth ||
            is_nid_contained(path, spec->mixer_nid))
                return 0;
-       dac = path->path[0];
+       path_dac = path->path[0];
+       dac = spec->private_dac_nids[0];
        pin = path->path[path->depth - 1];
        path = snd_hda_add_new_path(codec, dac, pin, spec->mixer_nid);
        if (!path) {
-               if (dac != spec->multiout.dac_nids[0])
-                       dac = spec->multiout.dac_nids[0];
+               if (dac != path_dac)
+                       dac = path_dac;
                else if (spec->multiout.hp_out_nid[0])
                        dac = spec->multiout.hp_out_nid[0];
                else if (spec->multiout.extra_out_nid[0])
                        dac = spec->multiout.extra_out_nid[0];
+               else
+                       dac = 0;
                if (dac)
                        path = snd_hda_add_new_path(codec, dac, pin,
                                                    spec->mixer_nid);