* on HW, if any, in order to prevent unnecessary switching.
         */
        list_for_each_entry(ior, &outp->disp->ior, head) {
-               if (!ior->identity &&
+               if (!ior->identity && !!ior->func->hda.hpd == hda &&
                    !ior->asy.outp && ior->arm.outp == outp)
                        return nvkm_outp_acquire_ior(outp, user, ior);
        }
 
        /* Failing that, a completely unused OR is the next best thing. */
        list_for_each_entry(ior, &outp->disp->ior, head) {
-               if (!ior->identity &&
+               if (!ior->identity && !!ior->func->hda.hpd == hda &&
                    !ior->asy.outp && ior->type == type && !ior->arm.outp &&
                    (ior->func->route.set || ior->id == __ffs(outp->info.or)))
                        return nvkm_outp_acquire_ior(outp, user, ior);
         * but will be released during the next modeset.
         */
        list_for_each_entry(ior, &outp->disp->ior, head) {
-               if (!ior->identity &&
+               if (!ior->identity && !!ior->func->hda.hpd == hda &&
                    !ior->asy.outp && ior->type == type &&
                    (ior->func->route.set || ior->id == __ffs(outp->info.or)))
                        return nvkm_outp_acquire_ior(outp, user, ior);
                return nvkm_outp_acquire_ior(outp, user, ior);
        }
 
-       return nvkm_outp_acquire_hda(outp, type, user, true);
+       /* If we don't need HDA, first try to acquire an OR that doesn't
+        * support it to leave free the ones that do.
+        */
+       if (!hda) {
+               if (!nvkm_outp_acquire_hda(outp, type, user, false))
+                       return 0;
+
+               /* Use a HDA-supporting SOR anyway. */
+               return nvkm_outp_acquire_hda(outp, type, user, true);
+       }
+
+       /* We want HDA, try to acquire an OR that supports it. */
+       if (!nvkm_outp_acquire_hda(outp, type, user, true))
+               return 0;
+
+       /* There weren't any free ORs that support HDA, grab one that
+        * doesn't and at least allow display to work still.
+        */
+       return nvkm_outp_acquire_hda(outp, type, user, false);
 }
 
 void