diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 3d82dc7267e6..0b46dde796a8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -831,11 +831,10 @@ static int alc_init(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if (spec->init_hook)
 		spec->init_hook(codec);
 
+	snd_hda_gen_init(codec);
 	alc_fix_pll(codec);
 	alc_auto_init_amp(codec, spec->init_amp);
 
-	snd_hda_gen_init(codec);
-
 	snd_hda_apply_fixup(codec, HDA_FIXUP_ACT_INIT);
 
 	return 0;