diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index 6345df131a00..9dbb5735d778 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -4629,7 +4629,7 @@ static void stac92xx_hp_detect(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		unsigned int val = AC_PINCTL_OUT_EN | AC_PINCTL_HP_EN;
 		if (no_hp_sensing(spec, i))
 			continue;
-		if (presence)
+		if (1 /*presence*/)
 			stac92xx_set_pinctl(codec, cfg->hp_pins[i], val);
 #if 0 /* FIXME */
 /* Resetting the pinctl like below may lead to (a sort of) regressions