diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 53e43d111a3b..5ac0d39d59bc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -278,24 +278,24 @@ enum {
 
 /* quirks for old Intel chipsets */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_ICH \
-	(AZX_DCAPS_OLD_SSYNC | AZX_DCAPS_BUFSIZE)
+	(AZX_DCAPS_OLD_SSYNC | AZX_DCAPS_NO_ALIGN_BUFSIZE)
 
 /* quirks for Intel PCH */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH_NOPM \
-	(AZX_DCAPS_BUFSIZE | AZX_DCAPS_COUNT_LPIB_DELAY |\
+	(AZX_DCAPS_NO_ALIGN_BUFSIZE | AZX_DCAPS_COUNT_LPIB_DELAY |\
 	 AZX_DCAPS_REVERSE_ASSIGN | AZX_DCAPS_SNOOP_TYPE(SCH))
 
 #define AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH \
 	(AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_PCH_NOPM | AZX_DCAPS_PM_RUNTIME)
 
 #define AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_HASWELL \
-	(AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE | AZX_DCAPS_COUNT_LPIB_DELAY |\
+	(/*AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE |*/ AZX_DCAPS_COUNT_LPIB_DELAY |\
 	 AZX_DCAPS_PM_RUNTIME | AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL |\
 	 AZX_DCAPS_SNOOP_TYPE(SCH))
 
 /* Broadwell HDMI can't use position buffer reliably, force to use LPIB */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_INTEL_BROADWELL \
-	(AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE | AZX_DCAPS_POSFIX_LPIB |\
+	(/*AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE |*/ AZX_DCAPS_POSFIX_LPIB |\
 	 AZX_DCAPS_PM_RUNTIME | AZX_DCAPS_I915_POWERWELL |\
 	 AZX_DCAPS_SNOOP_TYPE(SCH))
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ enum {
 
 /* quirks for Nvidia */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_PRESET_NVIDIA \
-	(AZX_DCAPS_RIRB_DELAY | AZX_DCAPS_NO_MSI | AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE |\
+	(AZX_DCAPS_RIRB_DELAY | AZX_DCAPS_NO_MSI | /*AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE |*/ \
 	 AZX_DCAPS_NO_64BIT | AZX_DCAPS_CORBRP_SELF_CLEAR |\
 	 AZX_DCAPS_SNOOP_TYPE(NVIDIA))
 
@@ -1568,10 +1568,8 @@ static int azx_first_init(struct azx *chip)
 	if (align_buffer_size >= 0)
 		chip->align_buffer_size = !!align_buffer_size;
 	else {
-		if (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_BUFSIZE)
+		if (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_NO_ALIGN_BUFSIZE)
 			chip->align_buffer_size = 0;
-		else if (chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE)
-			chip->align_buffer_size = 1;
 		else
 			chip->align_buffer_size = 1;
 	}
@@ -2086,7 +2084,7 @@ static const struct pci_device_id azx_ids[] = {
 	{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_ANY_ID),
 	  .class = PCI_CLASS_MULTIMEDIA_HD_AUDIO << 8,
 	  .class_mask = 0xffffff,
-	  .driver_data = AZX_DRIVER_ICH | AZX_DCAPS_BUFSIZE },
+	  .driver_data = AZX_DRIVER_ICH | AZX_DCAPS_NO_ALIGN_BUFSIZE },
 	/* ATI SB 450/600/700/800/900 */
 	{ PCI_DEVICE(0x1002, 0x437b),
 	  .driver_data = AZX_DRIVER_ATI | AZX_DCAPS_PRESET_ATI_SB },
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
index a09703a2b2c1..aa484fdf4338 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_priv.h
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ enum { SDI0, SDI1, SDI2, SDI3, SDO0, SDO1, SDO2, SDO3 };
 #define AZX_DCAPS_NO_64BIT	(1 << 18)	/* No 64bit address */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_SYNC_WRITE	(1 << 19)	/* sync each cmd write */
 #define AZX_DCAPS_OLD_SSYNC	(1 << 20)	/* Old SSYNC reg for ICH */
-#define AZX_DCAPS_BUFSIZE	(1 << 21)	/* no buffer size alignment */
-#define AZX_DCAPS_ALIGN_BUFSIZE	(1 << 22)	/* buffer size alignment */
+#define AZX_DCAPS_NO_ALIGN_BUFSIZE (1 << 21)	/* no buffer size alignment */
+/* 22 unused */
 #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 */