diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
index 480bbdd..6df04d9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@
 				dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
 				return azx_dev;
 			}
-			if (!res)
+			if (!res ||
+			    (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_REVERSE_ASSIGN))
 				res = azx_dev;
 		}
 		dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index b6b4e71..d690c26 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 /* quirks for Intel PCH */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH_NOPM \
 	(AZX_DCAPS_SCH_SNOOP | AZX_DCAPS_BUFSIZE | \
-	 AZX_DCAPS_COUNT_LPIB_DELAY)
+	 AZX_DCAPS_COUNT_LPIB_DELAY | AZX_DCAPS_REVERSE_ASSIGN)
 
 #define AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH \
 	(AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH_NOPM | AZX_DCAPS_PM_RUNTIME)
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
index 4a7cb01..e9d1a57 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
 #define AZX_DCAPS_BUFSIZE	(1 << 21)	/* no buffer size alignment */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE	(1 << 22)	/* buffer size alignment */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_4K_BDLE_BOUNDARY (1 << 23)	/* BDLE in 4k boundary */
+#define AZX_DCAPS_REVERSE_ASSIGN (1 << 24)	/* Assign devices in reverse order */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_COUNT_LPIB_DELAY  (1 << 25)	/* Take LPIB as delay */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_PM_RUNTIME	(1 << 26)	/* runtime PM support */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL (1 << 27)	/* HSW i915 powerwell support */