diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c b/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
index d3999e7b0705..7e7be8e4dcf9 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
@@ -447,8 +447,6 @@ static void azx_int_disable(struct hdac_bus *bus)
 	list_for_each_entry(azx_dev, &bus->stream_list, list)
 		snd_hdac_stream_updateb(azx_dev, SD_CTL, SD_INT_MASK, 0);
 
-	synchronize_irq(bus->irq);
-
 	/* disable SIE for all streams */
 	snd_hdac_chip_writeb(bus, INTCTL, 0);
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index a815bc811799..cf53fbd872ee 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1348,9 +1348,9 @@ static int azx_free(struct azx *chip)
 	}
 
 	if (bus->chip_init) {
-		azx_stop_chip(chip);
 		azx_clear_irq_pending(chip);
 		azx_stop_all_streams(chip);
+		azx_stop_chip(chip);
 	}
 
 	if (bus->irq >= 0)