diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
index 0cc5fad1af8a..5637f0129932 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ static int hda_tegra_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
+	chip->bus.core.sync_write = 0;
 	chip->bus.core.needs_damn_long_delay = 1;
 	chip->bus.core.aligned_mmio = 1;