diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 9de114df270b..c83c1a8d9742 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -1396,7 +1396,6 @@ static bool hdmi_present_sense_via_verbs(struct hdmi_spec_per_pin *per_pin,
 	struct hda_codec *codec = per_pin->codec;
 	struct hdmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 	struct hdmi_eld *eld = &spec->temp_eld;
-	struct hdmi_eld *pin_eld = &per_pin->sink_eld;
 	hda_nid_t pin_nid = per_pin->pin_nid;
 	/*
 	 * Always execute a GetPinSense verb here, even when called from
@@ -1413,17 +1412,15 @@ static bool hdmi_present_sense_via_verbs(struct hdmi_spec_per_pin *per_pin,
 	present = snd_hda_pin_sense(codec, pin_nid);
 
 	mutex_lock(&per_pin->lock);
-	pin_eld->monitor_present = !!(present & AC_PINSENSE_PRESENCE);
-	eld->monitor_present = pin_eld->monitor_present;
-
-	if (pin_eld->monitor_present)
+	eld->monitor_present = !!(present & AC_PINSENSE_PRESENCE);
+	if (eld->monitor_present)
 		eld->eld_valid  = !!(present & AC_PINSENSE_ELDV);
 	else
 		eld->eld_valid = false;
 
 	codec_dbg(codec,
 		"HDMI status: Codec=%d Pin=%d Presence_Detect=%d ELD_Valid=%d\n",
-		codec->addr, pin_nid, pin_eld->monitor_present, eld->eld_valid);
+		codec->addr, pin_nid, eld->monitor_present, eld->eld_valid);
 
 	if (eld->eld_valid) {
 		if (spec->ops.pin_get_eld(codec, pin_nid, eld->eld_buffer,
@@ -1443,7 +1440,7 @@ static bool hdmi_present_sense_via_verbs(struct hdmi_spec_per_pin *per_pin,
 	else
 		update_eld(codec, per_pin, eld);
 
-	ret = !repoll || !pin_eld->monitor_present || pin_eld->eld_valid;
+	ret = !repoll || !eld->monitor_present || eld->eld_valid;
 
 	jack = snd_hda_jack_tbl_get(codec, pin_nid);
 	if (jack)