diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 5aa5cfa517aa..87df90d245bc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1907,8 +1907,6 @@ static int azx_probe_continue(struct azx *chip)
 		if (pci->device != 0x0f04 && pci->device != 0x2284)
 			hda->need_i915_power = 1;
 
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_I915
 		err = hda_i915_init(hda);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto i915_power_fail;
@@ -1919,7 +1917,6 @@ static int azx_probe_continue(struct azx *chip)
 				"Cannot turn on display power on i915\n");
 			goto i915_power_fail;
 		}
-#endif
 	}
 
 	err = azx_first_init(chip);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.h
index 505f987eb4a2..ff41fc30091d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static inline int hda_display_power(struct hda_intel *hda, bool enable)
 static inline void haswell_set_bclk(struct hda_intel *hda) { return; }
 static inline int hda_i915_init(struct hda_intel *hda)
 {
-	return -ENODEV;
+	return 0;
 }
 static inline int hda_i915_exit(struct hda_intel *hda)
 {