diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.h
index 8556031bcd68..f31cb31d4636 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #else
 #define AZX_DCAPS_I915_COMPONENT 0		/* NOP */
 #endif
-/* 14 unused */
+#define AZX_DCAPS_AMD_ALLOC_FIX	(1 << 14)	/* AMD allocation workaround */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_CTX_WORKAROUND (1 << 15)	/* X-Fi workaround */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_POSFIX_LPIB	(1 << 16)	/* Use LPIB as default */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_AMD_WORKAROUND (1 << 17)	/* AMD-specific workaround */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index a6a9d353fe63..d5c9f113e477 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 /* for snoop control */
+#include <linux/dma-map-ops.h>
 #include <asm/set_memory.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 #endif
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ enum {
 
 /* quirks for ATI HDMI with snoop off */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_PRESET_ATI_HDMI_NS \
-	(AZX_DCAPS_PRESET_ATI_HDMI | AZX_DCAPS_SNOOP_OFF)
+	(AZX_DCAPS_PRESET_ATI_HDMI | AZX_DCAPS_AMD_ALLOC_FIX)
 
 /* quirks for AMD SB */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_PRESET_AMD_SB \
@@ -1715,6 +1716,13 @@ static void azx_check_snoop_available(struct azx *chip)
 	if (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_SNOOP_OFF)
 		snoop = false;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+	/* check the presence of DMA ops (i.e. IOMMU), disable snoop conditionally */
+	if ((chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_AMD_ALLOC_FIX) &&
+	    !get_dma_ops(chip->card->dev))
+		snoop = false;
+#endif
+
 	chip->snoop = snoop;
 	if (!snoop) {
 		dev_info(chip->card->dev, "Force to non-snoop mode\n");