{
        struct hda_bus_unsolicited *unsol;
 
+       if (bus->unsol) /* already initialized */
+               return 0;
+
        unsol = kzalloc(sizeof(*unsol), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (! unsol) {
                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "hda_codec: can't allocate unsolicited queue\n");
        init_MUTEX(&bus->cmd_mutex);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bus->codec_list);
 
-       init_unsol_queue(bus);
-
        if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_BUS, bus, &dev_ops)) < 0) {
                snd_hda_bus_free(bus);
                return err;
                return err;
        }
 
+       if (codec->patch_ops.unsol_event)
+               init_unsol_queue(bus);
+
        snd_hda_codec_proc_new(codec);
 
        sprintf(component, "HDA:%08x", codec->vendor_id);