snd_ac97_write_cache(ac97, AC97_AD_CODEC_CFG, 0x0002);          // ID1C
        ac97->spec.ad18xx.codec_cfg[unchained_idx] = 0x0002;
        if (cidx1 >= 0) {
-               if (patch_ad1881_chained1(ac97, cidx1, 0x0006))         // SDIE | ID1C
+               if (cidx2 < 0)
+                       patch_ad1881_chained1(ac97, cidx1, 0);
+               else if (patch_ad1881_chained1(ac97, cidx1, 0x0006))    // SDIE | ID1C
                        patch_ad1881_chained1(ac97, cidx2, 0);
                else if (patch_ad1881_chained1(ac97, cidx2, 0x0006))    // SDIE | ID1C
                        patch_ad1881_chained1(ac97, cidx1, 0);