diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 565de38a3fc7..d853e2c33bb7 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ struct azx {
 
 	/* flags */
 	int position_fix;
+	int poll_count;
 	unsigned int running :1;
 	unsigned int initialized :1;
 	unsigned int single_cmd :1;
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ static char *driver_short_names[] __devinitdata = {
 #define get_azx_dev(substream) (substream->runtime->private_data)
 
 static int azx_acquire_irq(struct azx *chip, int do_disconnect);
-
+static int azx_send_cmd(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int val);
 /*
  * Interface for HD codec
  */
@@ -664,11 +665,12 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_response(struct hda_bus *bus,
 {
 	struct azx *chip = bus->private_data;
 	unsigned long timeout;
+	int do_poll = 0;
 
  again:
 	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1000);
 	for (;;) {
-		if (chip->polling_mode) {
+		if (chip->polling_mode || do_poll) {
 			spin_lock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
 			azx_update_rirb(chip);
 			spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
@@ -676,6 +678,9 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_response(struct hda_bus *bus,
 		if (!chip->rirb.cmds[addr]) {
 			smp_rmb();
 			bus->rirb_error = 0;
+
+			if (!do_poll)
+				chip->poll_count = 0;
 			return chip->rirb.res[addr]; /* the last value */
 		}
 		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
@@ -688,6 +693,16 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_response(struct hda_bus *bus,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!chip->polling_mode && chip->poll_count < 2) {
+		snd_printdd(SFX "azx_get_response timeout, "
+			   "polling the codec once: last cmd=0x%08x\n",
+			   chip->last_cmd[addr]);
+		do_poll = 1;
+		chip->poll_count++;
+		goto again;
+	}
+
+
 	if (!chip->polling_mode) {
 		snd_printk(KERN_WARNING SFX "azx_get_response timeout, "
 			   "switching to polling mode: last cmd=0x%08x\n",