diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 01eb1dc7b5b3..433a2df9edad 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1384,8 +1384,10 @@ static int azx_free(struct azx *chip)
 	if (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL) {
 		if (hda->need_i915_power)
 			snd_hdac_display_power(bus, false);
-		snd_hdac_i915_exit(bus);
 	}
+	if (chip->driver_type == AZX_DRIVER_PCH ||
+	    (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL))
+		snd_hdac_i915_exit(bus);
 	kfree(hda);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2201,16 +2203,9 @@ static int azx_probe_continue(struct azx *chip)
 
 	hda->probe_continued = 1;
 
-	/* Request display power well for the HDA controller or codec. For
-	 * Haswell/Broadwell, both the display HDA controller and codec need
-	 * this power. For other platforms, like Baytrail/Braswell, only the
-	 * display codec needs the power and it can be released after probe.
-	 */
-	if (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL) {
-		/* HSW/BDW controllers need this power */
-		if (CONTROLLER_IN_GPU(pci))
-			hda->need_i915_power = 1;
-
+	/* bind with i915 if needed */
+	if (chip->driver_type == AZX_DRIVER_PCH ||
+	    (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL)) {
 		err = snd_hdac_i915_init(bus);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			/* if the controller is bound only with HDMI/DP
@@ -2222,9 +2217,22 @@ static int azx_probe_continue(struct azx *chip)
 				dev_err(chip->card->dev,
 					"HSW/BDW HD-audio HDMI/DP requires binding with gfx driver\n");
 				goto out_free;
-			} else
-				goto skip_i915;
+			} else {
+				/* don't bother any longer */
+				chip->driver_caps &= ~AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL;
+			}
 		}
+	}
+
+	/* Request display power well for the HDA controller or codec. For
+	 * Haswell/Broadwell, both the display HDA controller and codec need
+	 * this power. For other platforms, like Baytrail/Braswell, only the
+	 * display codec needs the power and it can be released after probe.
+	 */
+	if (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL) {
+		/* HSW/BDW controllers need this power */
+		if (CONTROLLER_IN_GPU(pci))
+			hda->need_i915_power = 1;
 
 		err = snd_hdac_display_power(bus, true);
 		if (err < 0) {
@@ -2234,7 +2242,6 @@ static int azx_probe_continue(struct azx *chip)
 		}
 	}
 
- skip_i915:
 	err = azx_first_init(chip);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_free;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 90e4ff87445e..feed8e8de2af 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ struct hdmi_spec {
 	/* i915/powerwell (Haswell+/Valleyview+) specific */
 	bool use_acomp_notifier; /* use i915 eld_notify callback for hotplug */
 	struct i915_audio_component_audio_ops i915_audio_ops;
-	bool i915_bound; /* was i915 bound in this driver? */
 
 	struct hdac_chmap chmap;
 	hda_nid_t vendor_nid;
@@ -2234,8 +2233,6 @@ static void generic_spec_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	struct hdmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 
 	if (spec) {
-		if (spec->i915_bound)
-			snd_hdac_i915_exit(&codec->bus->core);
 		hdmi_array_free(spec);
 		kfree(spec);
 		codec->spec = NULL;
@@ -2607,21 +2604,17 @@ static int patch_i915_cpt_hdmi(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	struct hdmi_spec *spec;
 	int err;
 
-	/* no i915 component should have been bound before this */
-	if (WARN_ON(codec->bus->core.audio_component))
-		return -EBUSY;
+	/* requires i915 binding */
+	if (!codec->bus->core.audio_component) {
+		codec_info(codec, "No i915 binding for Intel HDMI/DP codec\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	err = alloc_generic_hdmi(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	spec = codec->spec;
 
-	/* Try to bind with i915 now */
-	err = snd_hdac_i915_init(&codec->bus->core);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
-	spec->i915_bound = true;
-
 	err = hdmi_parse_codec(codec);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;