}
                if (!path)
                        dac = dacs[i] = 0;
-               else
+               else {
                        print_nid_path("output", path);
+                       path->active = true;
+               }
                if (dac)
                        badness += assign_out_path_ctls(codec, pin, dac);
        }
                        dacs[i] = dac;
                        found = true;
                        print_nid_path("output", path);
+                       path->active = true;
                }
        }
        return found;
                if (!path)
                        continue;
                print_nid_path("digout", path);
+               path->active = true;
                if (!nums) {
                        spec->multiout.dig_out_nid = dig_nid;
                        spec->dig_out_type = spec->autocfg.dig_out_type[0];
        path = snd_hda_get_nid_path(codec, dac, pin);
        if (!path)
                return;
-       if (path->active)
-               return;
-       snd_hda_activate_path(codec, path, true, true);
-       set_pin_eapd(codec, pin, true);
+       snd_hda_activate_path(codec, path, path->active, true);
+       set_pin_eapd(codec, pin, path->active);
 }
 
 /* initialize primary output paths */