diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 231d0e4b9a95..03975d03b264 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -5664,6 +5664,7 @@ static int patch_alc269(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		break;
 	case 0x10ec0256:
 		spec->codec_variant = ALC269_TYPE_ALC256;
+		spec->gen.mixer_nid = 0; /* ALC256 does not have any loopback mixer path */
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -5677,8 +5678,8 @@ static int patch_alc269(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && spec->gen.beep_nid)
-		set_beep_amp(spec, 0x0b, 0x04, HDA_INPUT);
+	if (!spec->gen.no_analog && spec->gen.beep_nid && spec->gen.mixer_nid)
+		set_beep_amp(spec, spec->gen.mixer_nid, 0x04, HDA_INPUT);
 
 	codec->patch_ops = alc_patch_ops;
 	codec->patch_ops.stream_pm = snd_hda_gen_stream_pm;