diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index fe18071bf93a..8ec5289f8e05 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -687,13 +687,30 @@ static int get_amp_val_to_activate(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 	return val;
 }
 
+/* is this a stereo widget or a stereo-to-mono mix? */
+static bool is_stereo_amps(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int dir)
+{
+	unsigned int wcaps = get_wcaps(codec, nid);
+	hda_nid_t conn;
+
+	if (wcaps & AC_WCAP_STEREO)
+		return true;
+	if (dir != HDA_INPUT || get_wcaps_type(wcaps) != AC_WID_AUD_MIX)
+		return false;
+	if (snd_hda_get_num_conns(codec, nid) != 1)
+		return false;
+	if (snd_hda_get_connections(codec, nid, &conn, 1) < 0)
+		return false;
+	return !!(get_wcaps(codec, conn) & AC_WCAP_STEREO);
+}
+
 /* initialize the amp value (only at the first time) */
 static void init_amp(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int dir, int idx)
 {
 	unsigned int caps = query_amp_caps(codec, nid, dir);
 	int val = get_amp_val_to_activate(codec, nid, dir, caps, false);
 
-	if (get_wcaps(codec, nid) & AC_WCAP_STEREO)
+	if (is_stereo_amps(codec, nid, dir))
 		snd_hda_codec_amp_init_stereo(codec, nid, dir, idx, 0xff, val);
 	else
 		snd_hda_codec_amp_init(codec, nid, 0, dir, idx, 0xff, val);
@@ -703,7 +720,7 @@ static void init_amp(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int dir, int idx)
 static int update_amp(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid, int dir, int idx,
 		      unsigned int mask, unsigned int val)
 {
-	if (get_wcaps(codec, nid) & AC_WCAP_STEREO)
+	if (is_stereo_amps(codec, nid, dir))
 		return snd_hda_codec_amp_stereo(codec, nid, dir, idx,
 						mask, val);
 	else
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_proc.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_proc.c
index ce5a6da83419..05e19f78b4cb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_proc.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_proc.c
@@ -134,13 +134,38 @@ static void print_amp_caps(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer,
 		    (caps & AC_AMPCAP_MUTE) >> AC_AMPCAP_MUTE_SHIFT);
 }
 
+/* is this a stereo widget or a stereo-to-mono mix? */
+static bool is_stereo_amps(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
+			   int dir, unsigned int wcaps, int indices)
+{
+	hda_nid_t conn;
+
+	if (wcaps & AC_WCAP_STEREO)
+		return true;
+	/* check for a stereo-to-mono mix; it must be:
+	 * only a single connection, only for input, and only a mixer widget
+	 */
+	if (indices != 1 || dir != HDA_INPUT ||
+	    get_wcaps_type(wcaps) != AC_WID_AUD_MIX)
+		return false;
+
+	if (snd_hda_get_raw_connections(codec, nid, &conn, 1) < 0)
+		return false;
+	/* the connection source is a stereo? */
+	wcaps = snd_hda_param_read(codec, conn, AC_PAR_AUDIO_WIDGET_CAP);
+	return !!(wcaps & AC_WCAP_STEREO);
+}
+
 static void print_amp_vals(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer,
 			   struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
-			   int dir, int stereo, int indices)
+			   int dir, unsigned int wcaps, int indices)
 {
 	unsigned int val;
+	bool stereo;
 	int i;
 
+	stereo = is_stereo_amps(codec, nid, dir, wcaps, indices);
+
 	dir = dir == HDA_OUTPUT ? AC_AMP_GET_OUTPUT : AC_AMP_GET_INPUT;
 	for (i = 0; i < indices; i++) {
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, " [");
@@ -757,12 +782,10 @@ static void print_codec_info(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 			    (codec->single_adc_amp &&
 			     wid_type == AC_WID_AUD_IN))
 				print_amp_vals(buffer, codec, nid, HDA_INPUT,
-					       wid_caps & AC_WCAP_STEREO,
-					       1);
+					       wid_caps, 1);
 			else
 				print_amp_vals(buffer, codec, nid, HDA_INPUT,
-					       wid_caps & AC_WCAP_STEREO,
-					       conn_len);
+					       wid_caps, conn_len);
 		}
 		if (wid_caps & AC_WCAP_OUT_AMP) {
 			snd_iprintf(buffer, "  Amp-Out caps: ");
@@ -771,11 +794,10 @@ static void print_codec_info(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 			if (wid_type == AC_WID_PIN &&
 			    codec->pin_amp_workaround)
 				print_amp_vals(buffer, codec, nid, HDA_OUTPUT,
-					       wid_caps & AC_WCAP_STEREO,
-					       conn_len);
+					       wid_caps, conn_len);
 			else
 				print_amp_vals(buffer, codec, nid, HDA_OUTPUT,
-					       wid_caps & AC_WCAP_STEREO, 1);
+					       wid_caps, 1);
 		}
 
 		switch (wid_type) {