diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 08104e2a3e9..e594de0b153 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -2787,7 +2787,6 @@ int snd_hda_suspend(struct hda_bus *bus, pm_message_t state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
 /**
  * snd_hda_resume - resume the codecs
  * @bus: the HDA bus
@@ -2803,10 +2802,21 @@ int snd_hda_resume(struct hda_bus *bus)
 	struct hda_codec *codec;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(codec, &bus->codec_list, list) {
-		hda_call_codec_resume(codec);
+		if (snd_hda_codec_needs_resume(codec))
+			hda_call_codec_resume(codec);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif /* !CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
+int snd_hda_codecs_inuse(struct hda_bus *bus)
+{
+	struct hda_codec *codec;
 
+	list_for_each_entry(codec, &bus->codec_list, list) {
+		if (snd_hda_codec_needs_resume(codec))
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index ca157e5100c..2bce925d84e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -686,9 +686,13 @@ int snd_hda_resume(struct hda_bus *bus);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
 void snd_hda_power_up(struct hda_codec *codec);
 void snd_hda_power_down(struct hda_codec *codec);
+#define snd_hda_codec_needs_resume(codec) codec->power_count
+int snd_hda_codecs_inuse(struct hda_bus *bus);
 #else
 static inline void snd_hda_power_up(struct hda_codec *codec) {}
 static inline void snd_hda_power_down(struct hda_codec *codec) {}
+#define snd_hda_codec_needs_resume(codec) 1
+#define snd_hda_codecs_inuse(bus) 1
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __SOUND_HDA_CODEC_H */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 3d06eccc9b9..72fd3453899 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1586,11 +1586,11 @@ static int azx_resume(struct pci_dev *pci)
 	if (azx_acquire_irq(chip, 1) < 0)
 		return -EIO;
 	azx_init_pci(chip);
-#ifndef CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE
-	/* the explicit resume is needed only when POWER_SAVE isn't set */
-	azx_init_chip(chip);
+
+	if (snd_hda_codecs_inuse(chip->bus))
+		azx_init_chip(chip);
+
 	snd_hda_resume(chip->bus);
-#endif
 	snd_power_change_state(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0);
 	return 0;
 }