struct ca0132_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 
        spec->chip_init_verbs = ca0132_init_verbs0;
-       if (spec->quirk == QUIRK_SBZ || spec->quirk == QUIRK_R3D)
+       /*
+        * Since desktop cards use pci_mmio, this can be used to determine
+        * whether or not to use these verbs instead of a separate bool.
+        */
+       if (spec->use_pci_mmio)
                spec->desktop_init_verbs = ca0132_init_verbs1;
        spec->spec_init_verbs = kcalloc(NUM_SPEC_VERBS,
                                        sizeof(struct hda_verb),
                spec->mixers[0] = r3di_mixer;
                snd_hda_codec_set_name(codec, "Recon3Di");
                break;
+       case QUIRK_AE5:
+               spec->mixers[0] = desktop_mixer;
+               snd_hda_codec_set_name(codec, "Sound BlasterX AE-5");
+               break;
        default:
                spec->mixers[0] = ca0132_mixer;
                break;
        switch (spec->quirk) {
        case QUIRK_SBZ:
        case QUIRK_R3D:
+       case QUIRK_AE5:
                spec->use_alt_controls = true;
                spec->use_alt_functions = true;
                spec->use_pci_mmio = true;