diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
index d2a2e1882fdd..f12af62a2084 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
@@ -398,10 +398,20 @@ static int hdac_hdmi_set_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hparams, struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 	struct hdac_ext_device *hdac = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+	struct hdac_hdmi_priv *hdmi = hdac->private_data;
+	struct hdac_hdmi_dai_pin_map *dai_map;
+	struct hdac_hdmi_pin *pin;
 	struct hdac_ext_dma_params *dd;
 
-	if (dai->id > 0) {
-		dev_err(&hdac->hdac.dev, "Only one dai supported as of now\n");
+	dai_map = &hdmi->dai_map[dai->id];
+	pin = dai_map->pin;
+
+	if (!pin)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if ((!pin->eld.monitor_present) || (!pin->eld.eld_valid)) {
+		dev_err(&hdac->hdac.dev, "device is not configured for this pin: %d\n",
+								pin->nid);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
@@ -431,11 +441,6 @@ static int hdac_hdmi_playback_cleanup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	dai_map = &hdmi->dai_map[dai->id];
 
-	snd_hdac_codec_write(&edev->hdac, dai_map->cvt->nid, 0,
-				AC_VERB_SET_CHANNEL_STREAMID, 0);
-	snd_hdac_codec_write(&edev->hdac, dai_map->cvt->nid, 0,
-				AC_VERB_SET_STREAM_FORMAT, 0);
-
 	dd = (struct hdac_ext_dma_params *)snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 
 	if (dd) {
@@ -536,6 +541,11 @@ static struct hdac_hdmi_pin *hdac_hdmi_get_pin_from_cvt(
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This tries to get a valid pin and set the HW constraints based on the
+ * ELD. Even if a valid pin is not found return success so that device open
+ * doesn't fail.
+ */
 static int hdac_hdmi_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
@@ -550,17 +560,22 @@ static int hdac_hdmi_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	cvt = dai_map->cvt;
 	pin = hdac_hdmi_get_pin_from_cvt(hdac, hdmi, cvt);
+
+	/*
+	 * To make PA and other userland happy.
+	 * userland scans devices so returning error does not help.
+	 */
 	if (!pin)
-		return -EIO;
+		return 0;
 
 	if ((!pin->eld.monitor_present) ||
 			(!pin->eld.eld_valid)) {
 
-		dev_err(&hdac->hdac.dev,
+		dev_warn(&hdac->hdac.dev,
 			"Failed: montior present? %d ELD valid?: %d for pin: %d\n",
 			pin->eld.monitor_present, pin->eld.eld_valid, pin->nid);
 
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	dai_map->pin = pin;
@@ -587,12 +602,19 @@ static void hdac_hdmi_pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	dai_map = &hdmi->dai_map[dai->id];
 
-	hdac_hdmi_set_power_state(hdac, dai_map, AC_PWRST_D3);
+	if (dai_map->pin) {
+		snd_hdac_codec_write(&hdac->hdac, dai_map->cvt->nid, 0,
+				AC_VERB_SET_CHANNEL_STREAMID, 0);
+		snd_hdac_codec_write(&hdac->hdac, dai_map->cvt->nid, 0,
+				AC_VERB_SET_STREAM_FORMAT, 0);
 
-	snd_hdac_codec_write(&hdac->hdac, dai_map->pin->nid, 0,
+		hdac_hdmi_set_power_state(hdac, dai_map, AC_PWRST_D3);
+
+		snd_hdac_codec_write(&hdac->hdac, dai_map->pin->nid, 0,
 			AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, AMP_OUT_MUTE);
 
-	dai_map->pin = NULL;
+		dai_map->pin = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 static int