diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
index 60d08f6..0d9c58f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@
 	snd_hda_gen_update_outputs(codec);
 
 	if (spec->gpio_eapd_hp) {
-		unsigned int gpio = spec->gen.hp_jack_present ?
+		spec->gpio_data = spec->gen.hp_jack_present ?
 			spec->gpio_eapd_hp : spec->gpio_eapd_speaker;
 		snd_hda_codec_write(codec, 0x01, 0,
-				    AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DATA, gpio);
+				    AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DATA, spec->gpio_data);
 	}
 }