diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 9f355b2f7d7b..c7a232fd5a5b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -8427,6 +8427,8 @@ static void alc662_fixup_aspire_ethos_hp(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	case HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE:
 		snd_hda_jack_detect_enable_callback(codec, 0x1b,
 				alc662_aspire_ethos_mute_speakers);
+		/* subwoofer needs an extra GPIO setting to become audible */
+		alc_setup_gpio(codec, 0x02);
 		break;
 	case HDA_FIXUP_ACT_INIT:
 		/* Make sure to start in a correct state, i.e. if
@@ -8509,7 +8511,6 @@ enum {
 	ALC662_FIXUP_USI_HEADSET_MODE,
 	ALC662_FIXUP_LENOVO_MULTI_CODECS,
 	ALC669_FIXUP_ACER_ASPIRE_ETHOS,
-	ALC669_FIXUP_ACER_ASPIRE_ETHOS_SUBWOOFER,
 	ALC669_FIXUP_ACER_ASPIRE_ETHOS_HEADSET,
 };
 
@@ -8841,18 +8842,6 @@ static const struct hda_fixup alc662_fixups[] = {
 		.type = HDA_FIXUP_FUNC,
 		.v.func = alc662_fixup_aspire_ethos_hp,
 	},
-	[ALC669_FIXUP_ACER_ASPIRE_ETHOS_SUBWOOFER] = {
-		.type = HDA_FIXUP_VERBS,
-		/* subwoofer needs an extra GPIO setting to become audible */
-		.v.verbs = (const struct hda_verb[]) {
-			{0x01, AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_MASK, 0x02},
-			{0x01, AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DIRECTION, 0x02},
-			{0x01, AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DATA, 0x00},
-			{ }
-		},
-		.chained = true,
-		.chain_id = ALC669_FIXUP_ACER_ASPIRE_ETHOS_HEADSET
-	},
 	[ALC669_FIXUP_ACER_ASPIRE_ETHOS] = {
 		.type = HDA_FIXUP_PINS,
 		.v.pins = (const struct hda_pintbl[]) {
@@ -8862,7 +8851,7 @@ static const struct hda_fixup alc662_fixups[] = {
 			{ }
 		},
 		.chained = true,
-		.chain_id = ALC669_FIXUP_ACER_ASPIRE_ETHOS_SUBWOOFER
+		.chain_id = ALC669_FIXUP_ACER_ASPIRE_ETHOS_HEADSET
 	},
 };