diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index fcd1fb18ece9..c7e8680a7190 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -6027,6 +6027,21 @@ static void alc274_fixup_bind_dacs(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	codec->power_save_node = 0;
 }
 
+/* avoid DAC 0x06 for bass speaker 0x17; it has no volume control */
+static void alc289_fixup_asus_ga401(struct hda_codec *codec,
+				    const struct hda_fixup *fix, int action)
+{
+	static const hda_nid_t preferred_pairs[] = {
+		0x14, 0x02, 0x17, 0x02, 0x21, 0x03, 0
+	};
+	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+
+	if (action == HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE) {
+		spec->gen.preferred_dacs = preferred_pairs;
+		spec->gen.obey_preferred_dacs = 1;
+	}
+}
+
 /* The DAC of NID 0x3 will introduce click/pop noise on headphones, so invalidate it */
 static void alc285_fixup_invalidate_dacs(struct hda_codec *codec,
 			      const struct hda_fixup *fix, int action)
@@ -7600,11 +7615,10 @@ static const struct hda_fixup alc269_fixups[] = {
 		.chain_id = ALC269_FIXUP_HEADSET_MIC
 	},
 	[ALC289_FIXUP_ASUS_GA401] = {
-		.type = HDA_FIXUP_PINS,
-		.v.pins = (const struct hda_pintbl[]) {
-			{ 0x19, 0x03a11020 }, /* headset mic with jack detect */
-			{ }
-		},
+		.type = HDA_FIXUP_FUNC,
+		.v.func = alc289_fixup_asus_ga401,
+		.chained = true,
+		.chain_id = ALC289_FIXUP_ASUS_GA502,
 	},
 	[ALC289_FIXUP_ASUS_GA502] = {
 		.type = HDA_FIXUP_PINS,
@@ -7728,7 +7742,7 @@ static const struct hda_fixup alc269_fixups[] = {
 			{ }
 		},
 		.chained = true,
-		.chain_id = ALC289_FIXUP_ASUS_GA401
+		.chain_id = ALC289_FIXUP_ASUS_GA502
 	},
 	[ALC274_FIXUP_HP_MIC] = {
 		.type = HDA_FIXUP_VERBS,