diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 53f9311..2b64fab 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ static int generic_hdmi_build_jack(struct hda_codec *codec, int pcm_idx)
 static int generic_hdmi_build_controls(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct hdmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
-	int err;
+	int dev, err;
 	int pin_idx, pcm_idx;
 
 
@@ -2154,11 +2154,13 @@ static int generic_hdmi_build_controls(struct hda_codec *codec)
 			return err;
 		snd_hda_spdif_ctls_unassign(codec, pcm_idx);
 
-		/* add control for ELD Bytes */
-		err = hdmi_create_eld_ctl(codec, pcm_idx,
-					get_pcm_rec(spec, pcm_idx)->device);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+		dev = get_pcm_rec(spec, pcm_idx)->device;
+		if (dev != SNDRV_PCM_INVALID_DEVICE) {
+			/* add control for ELD Bytes */
+			err = hdmi_create_eld_ctl(codec, pcm_idx, dev);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	for (pin_idx = 0; pin_idx < spec->num_pins; pin_idx++) {