if (!path->stream_enabled)
                                continue;
                        /* ignore unplugged paths except for DAC/ADC */
-                       if (!path->pin_enabled &&
+                       if (!(path->pin_enabled || path->pin_fixed) &&
                            type != AC_WID_AUD_OUT && type != AC_WID_AUD_IN)
                                continue;
                }
                return 0;
        /* print_nid_path(codec, "output-aamix", path); */
        path->active = false; /* unused as default */
-       path->pin_enabled = true; /* static route */
+       path->pin_fixed = true; /* static route */
        return snd_hda_get_path_idx(codec, path);
 }
 
                if (path) {
                        print_nid_path(codec, "loopback-merge", path);
                        path->active = true;
-                       path->pin_enabled = true; /* static route */
+                       path->pin_fixed = true; /* static route */
                        path->stream_enabled = true; /* no DAC/ADC involved */
                        spec->loopback_merge_path =
                                snd_hda_get_path_idx(codec, path);
                        continue;
                print_nid_path(codec, "digout", path);
                path->active = true;
-               path->pin_enabled = true; /* no jack detection */
+               path->pin_fixed = true; /* no jack detection */
                spec->digout_paths[i] = snd_hda_get_path_idx(codec, path);
                set_pin_target(codec, pin, PIN_OUT, false);
                if (!nums) {
                        if (path) {
                                print_nid_path(codec, "digin", path);
                                path->active = true;
-                               path->pin_enabled = true; /* no jack */
+                               path->pin_fixed = true; /* no jack */
                                spec->dig_in_nid = dig_nid;
                                spec->digin_path = snd_hda_get_path_idx(codec, path);
                                set_pin_target(codec, pin, PIN_IN, false);
                                path->pin_enabled = pin_state;
                        if (stream_state >= 0)
                                path->stream_enabled = stream_state;
-                       if (path->pin_enabled != pin_old ||
-                           path->stream_enabled != stream_old) {
+                       if ((!path->pin_fixed && path->pin_enabled != pin_old)
+                           || path->stream_enabled != stream_old) {
                                last = path_power_update(codec, path, true);
                                if (last)
                                        changed = last;
        set_path_power(beep->codec, beep->nid, -1, on);
 }
 
+/**
+ * snd_hda_gen_fix_pin_power - Fix the power of the given pin widget to D0
+ * @codec: the HDA codec
+ * @pin: NID of pin to fix
+ */
+int snd_hda_gen_fix_pin_power(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t pin)
+{
+       struct hda_gen_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+       struct nid_path *path;
+
+       path = snd_array_new(&spec->paths);
+       if (!path)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       memset(path, 0, sizeof(*path));
+       path->depth = 1;
+       path->path[0] = pin;
+       path->active = true;
+       path->pin_fixed = true;
+       path->stream_enabled = true;
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hda_gen_fix_pin_power);
+
 /*
  * Jack detections for HP auto-mute and mic-switch
  */