diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index aeacf3f6a0cb..602ab0c9e930 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b9c196e1452e1d4cbf0a1499f1e9c1b3edf59320
+refs/heads/master: 8f4f4ef6fed55a3636db3146a3e50b7febcbd7de
diff --git a/trunk/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c b/trunk/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
index f6a7d721649e..171559c19b3d 100644
--- a/trunk/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
+++ b/trunk/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static const struct ac97_codec_id snd_ac97_codec_ids[] = {
 { 0x414c4740, 0xfffffff0, "ALC202",		NULL,		NULL },
 { 0x414c4750, 0xfffffff0, "ALC250",		NULL,		NULL },
 { 0x414c4760, 0xfffffff0, "ALC655",		patch_alc655,	NULL },
-{ 0x414c4770, 0xfffffff0, "ALC203",		NULL,		NULL },
+{ 0x414c4770, 0xfffffff0, "ALC203",		patch_alc203,	NULL },
 { 0x414c4781, 0xffffffff, "ALC658D",		NULL,	NULL }, /* already patched */
 { 0x414c4780, 0xfffffff0, "ALC658",		patch_alc655,	NULL },
 { 0x414c4790, 0xfffffff0, "ALC850",		patch_alc850,	NULL },
diff --git a/trunk/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c b/trunk/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
index f4fbc795ee81..bb028f8f9a2e 100644
--- a/trunk/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
+++ b/trunk/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
@@ -2560,6 +2560,14 @@ static int patch_ad1986(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * realtek ALC203: use mono-out for pin 37
+ */
+static int patch_alc203(struct snd_ac97 *ac97)
+{
+	snd_ac97_update_bits(ac97, 0x7a, 0x400, 0x400);
+	return 0;
+}
 
 /*
  * realtek ALC65x/850 codecs