diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 0f86e3765bb3..36a9dbc33aa0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -2127,9 +2127,10 @@ static int azx_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	 */
 	if (dmic_detect) {
 		err = snd_intel_dsp_driver_probe(pci);
-		if (err != SND_INTEL_DSP_DRIVER_ANY &&
-		    err != SND_INTEL_DSP_DRIVER_LEGACY)
+		if (err != SND_INTEL_DSP_DRIVER_ANY && err != SND_INTEL_DSP_DRIVER_LEGACY) {
+			dev_dbg(&pci->dev, "HDAudio driver not selected, aborting probe\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
+		}
 	} else {
 		dev_warn(&pci->dev, "dmic_detect option is deprecated, pass snd-intel-dspcfg.dsp_driver=1 option instead\n");
 	}