diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 39862e9..9dc9cf8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -1583,19 +1583,22 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (pin_eld->eld_valid && !eld->eld_valid) {
-		update_eld = true;
+	if (pin_eld->eld_valid != eld->eld_valid)
 		eld_changed = true;
-	}
+
+	if (pin_eld->eld_valid && !eld->eld_valid)
+		update_eld = true;
+
 	if (update_eld) {
 		bool old_eld_valid = pin_eld->eld_valid;
 		pin_eld->eld_valid = eld->eld_valid;
-		eld_changed = pin_eld->eld_size != eld->eld_size ||
+		if (pin_eld->eld_size != eld->eld_size ||
 			      memcmp(pin_eld->eld_buffer, eld->eld_buffer,
-				     eld->eld_size) != 0;
-		if (eld_changed)
+				     eld->eld_size) != 0) {
 			memcpy(pin_eld->eld_buffer, eld->eld_buffer,
 			       eld->eld_size);
+			eld_changed = true;
+		}
 		pin_eld->eld_size = eld->eld_size;
 		pin_eld->info = eld->info;