diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index e6cdad7..77ddd34 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -3637,6 +3637,17 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_sequence_write_cache);
 
+/**
+ * snd_hda_codec_flush_cache - Execute all pending (cached) amps / verbs
+ * @codec: HD-audio codec
+ */
+void snd_hda_codec_flush_cache(struct hda_codec *codec)
+{
+	snd_hda_codec_resume_amp(codec);
+	snd_hda_codec_resume_cache(codec);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_codec_flush_cache);
+
 void snd_hda_codec_set_power_to_all(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t fg,
 				    unsigned int power_state,
 				    bool eapd_workaround)
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index 61085b3..cc73287 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -974,10 +974,8 @@
 int snd_hda_codec_update_cache(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 			      int direct, unsigned int verb, unsigned int parm);
 void snd_hda_codec_resume_cache(struct hda_codec *codec);
-
-/* it's alias but a bit clearer meaning */
-#define snd_hda_codec_flush_cmd_cache(codec) \
-	snd_hda_codec_resume_cache(codec)
+/* both for cmd & amp caches */
+void snd_hda_codec_flush_cache(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
 /* the struct for codec->pin_configs */
 struct hda_pincfg {
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index b301952..758dcc1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -2839,8 +2839,7 @@
  error:
 	codec->cached_write = 0;
 	mutex_unlock(&codec->control_mutex);
-	snd_hda_codec_flush_amp_cache(codec); /* flush the updates */
-	snd_hda_codec_flush_cmd_cache(codec);
+	snd_hda_codec_flush_cache(codec); /* flush the updates */
 	if (err >= 0 && spec->cap_sync_hook)
 		spec->cap_sync_hook(codec, ucontrol);
 	return err;
@@ -4773,8 +4772,7 @@
 	/* call init functions of standard auto-mute helpers */
 	update_automute_all(codec);
 
-	snd_hda_codec_flush_amp_cache(codec);
-	snd_hda_codec_flush_cmd_cache(codec);
+	snd_hda_codec_flush_cache(codec);
 
 	if (spec->vmaster_mute.sw_kctl && spec->vmaster_mute.hook)
 		snd_hda_sync_vmaster_hook(&spec->vmaster_mute);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index 9e6353a..f92979c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@
 				  int dir, int idx, int mask, int val);
 void snd_hda_codec_resume_amp(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
-/* it's alias but a bit clearer meaning */
-#define snd_hda_codec_flush_amp_cache(codec) \
-	snd_hda_codec_resume_amp(codec)
-
 void snd_hda_set_vmaster_tlv(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int dir,
 			     unsigned int *tlv);
 struct snd_kcontrol *snd_hda_find_mixer_ctl(struct hda_codec *codec,
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 6eb9551..feb8cef 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
 		(dir == HDA_OUTPUT ? AC_AMP_SET_OUTPUT : AC_AMP_SET_INPUT);
 
 	/* flush all cached amps at first */
-	snd_hda_codec_flush_amp_cache(codec);
+	snd_hda_codec_flush_cache(codec);
 
 	/* we care only right channel */
 	val = snd_hda_codec_amp_read(codec, nid, 1, dir, 0);