diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 389a28a21fa9..3647baa9bfed 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -4441,12 +4441,20 @@ static void alc889_fixup_dac_route(struct hda_codec *codec,
 				   const struct alc_fixup *fix, int action)
 {
 	if (action == ALC_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE) {
+		/* fake the connections during parsing the tree */
 		hda_nid_t conn1[2] = { 0x0c, 0x0d };
 		hda_nid_t conn2[2] = { 0x0e, 0x0f };
 		snd_hda_override_conn_list(codec, 0x14, 2, conn1);
 		snd_hda_override_conn_list(codec, 0x15, 2, conn1);
 		snd_hda_override_conn_list(codec, 0x18, 2, conn2);
 		snd_hda_override_conn_list(codec, 0x1a, 2, conn2);
+	} else if (action == ALC_FIXUP_ACT_PROBE) {
+		/* restore the connections */
+		hda_nid_t conn[5] = { 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x26 };
+		snd_hda_override_conn_list(codec, 0x14, 5, conn);
+		snd_hda_override_conn_list(codec, 0x15, 5, conn);
+		snd_hda_override_conn_list(codec, 0x18, 5, conn);
+		snd_hda_override_conn_list(codec, 0x1a, 5, conn);
 	}
 }