diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index a0a06f7..3725020 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ static void azx_enter_link_reset(struct azx *chip)
 	azx_writel(chip, GCTL, azx_readl(chip, GCTL) & ~ICH6_GCTL_RESET);
 
 	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100);
-	while ((azx_readb(chip, GCTL) & ICH6_GCTL_RESET) &&
+	while ((azx_readl(chip, GCTL) & ICH6_GCTL_RESET) &&
 			time_before(jiffies, timeout))
 		usleep_range(500, 1000);
 }
@@ -1148,10 +1148,10 @@ static void azx_exit_link_reset(struct azx *chip)
 {
 	unsigned long timeout;
 
-	azx_writeb(chip, GCTL, azx_readb(chip, GCTL) | ICH6_GCTL_RESET);
+	azx_writel(chip, GCTL, azx_readl(chip, GCTL) | ICH6_GCTL_RESET);
 
 	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100);
-	while (!azx_readb(chip, GCTL) &&
+	while (!azx_readl(chip, GCTL) &&
 			time_before(jiffies, timeout))
 		usleep_range(500, 1000);
 }
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ static int azx_reset(struct azx *chip, int full_reset)
 
       __skip:
 	/* check to see if controller is ready */
-	if (!azx_readb(chip, GCTL)) {
+	if (!(azx_readl(chip, GCTL) & ICH6_GCTL_RESET)) {
 		snd_printd(SFX "%s: azx_reset: controller not ready!\n", pci_name(chip->pci));
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}