diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index e018ecbf78a8..5bc3a7468e17 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -2702,32 +2702,6 @@ void snd_hda_codec_set_power_to_all(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t fg,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hda_codec_set_power_to_all);
 
-/*
- * wait until the state is reached, returns the current state
- */
-static unsigned int hda_sync_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec,
-					 hda_nid_t fg,
-					 unsigned int power_state)
-{
-	unsigned long end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(500);
-	unsigned int state, actual_state;
-
-	for (;;) {
-		state = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, fg, 0,
-					   AC_VERB_GET_POWER_STATE, 0);
-		if (state & AC_PWRST_ERROR)
-			break;
-		actual_state = (state >> 4) & 0x0f;
-		if (actual_state == power_state)
-			break;
-		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, end_time))
-			break;
-		/* wait until the codec reachs to the target state */
-		msleep(1);
-	}
-	return state;
-}
-
 /**
  * snd_hda_codec_eapd_power_filter - A power filter callback for EAPD
  * @codec: the HDA codec
@@ -2790,7 +2764,7 @@ static unsigned int hda_set_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec,
 						   state);
 			snd_hda_codec_set_power_to_all(codec, fg, power_state);
 		}
-		state = hda_sync_power_state(codec, fg, power_state);
+		state = snd_hda_sync_power_state(codec, fg, power_state);
 		if (!(state & AC_PWRST_ERROR))
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index 5b5c324c99b9..321e78baa63c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -622,7 +622,11 @@ snd_hda_check_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 {
 	return snd_hdac_check_power_state(&codec->core, nid, target_state);
 }
-
+static inline bool snd_hda_sync_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec,
+			   hda_nid_t nid, unsigned int target_state)
+{
+	return snd_hdac_sync_power_state(&codec->core, nid, target_state);
+}
 unsigned int snd_hda_codec_eapd_power_filter(struct hda_codec *codec,
 					     hda_nid_t nid,
 					     unsigned int power_state);