/* front */
        snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(codec, nids[HDA_FRONT], stream_tag,
                                   0, format);
-       if (mout->hp_nid && mout->hp_nid != nids[HDA_FRONT])
+       if (!mout->no_share_stream &&
+           mout->hp_nid && mout->hp_nid != nids[HDA_FRONT])
                /* headphone out will just decode front left/right (stereo) */
                snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(codec, mout->hp_nid, stream_tag,
                                           0, format);
        /* extra outputs copied from front */
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mout->extra_out_nid); i++)
-               if (mout->extra_out_nid[i])
+               if (!mout->no_share_stream && mout->extra_out_nid[i])
                        snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(codec,
                                                   mout->extra_out_nid[i],
                                                   stream_tag, 0, format);
                if (chs >= (i + 1) * 2) /* independent out */
                        snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(codec, nids[i], stream_tag,
                                                   i * 2, format);
-               else /* copy front */
+               else if (!mout->no_share_stream) /* copy front */
                        snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(codec, nids[i], stream_tag,
                                                   0, format);
        }
 
        hda_nid_t dig_out_nid;  /* digital out audio widget */
        int max_channels;       /* currently supported analog channels */
        int dig_out_used;       /* current usage of digital out (HDA_DIG_XXX) */
+       int no_share_stream;    /* don't share a stream with multiple pins */
 };
 
 int snd_hda_multi_out_dig_open(struct hda_codec *codec,
 
                break;
        }
 
+       /* AD1986A has a hardware problem that it can't share a stream
+        * with multiple output pins.  The copy of front to surrounds
+        * causes noisy or silent outputs at a certain timing, e.g.
+        * changing the volume.
+        * So, let's disable the shared stream.
+        */
+       spec->multiout.no_share_stream = 1;
+
        return 0;
 }