diff --git a/include/sound/mpu401.h b/include/sound/mpu401.h
index 68b634b..1f1d53f 100644
--- a/include/sound/mpu401.h
+++ b/include/sound/mpu401.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #define MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED	(1 << 2)	/* integrated h/w port */
 #define MPU401_INFO_MMIO	(1 << 3)	/* MMIO access */
 #define MPU401_INFO_TX_IRQ	(1 << 4)	/* independent TX irq */
+#define MPU401_INFO_NO_ACK	(1 << 6)	/* No ACK cmd needed */
 
 #define MPU401_MODE_BIT_INPUT		0
 #define MPU401_MODE_BIT_OUTPUT		1
diff --git a/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c b/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
index 18cca24..2af0999 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 #endif
 	}
 	mpu->write(mpu, cmd, MPU401C(mpu));
-	if (ack) {
+	if (ack && !(mpu->info_flags & MPU401_INFO_NO_ACK)) {
 		ok = 0;
 		timeout = 10000;
 		while (!ok && timeout-- > 0) {
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
index 4490422..681fbbd 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
@@ -2429,6 +2429,7 @@
 			if ((err = snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 0, MPU401_HW_ICE1712,
 						       ICEREG1724(ice, MPU_CTRL),
 						       (MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED |
+							MPU401_INFO_NO_ACK |
 							MPU401_INFO_TX_IRQ),
 						       ice->irq, 0,
 						       &ice->rmidi[0])) < 0) {