diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/hda/hda.c b/src/soc/intel/common/block/hda/hda.c
index d68c5b6998..028b9eaacf 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/hda/hda.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/hda/hda.c
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
-#include <device/device.h>
 #include <device/azalia_device.h>
+#include <device/device.h>
 #include <device/pci.h>
 #include <device/pci_ids.h>
+#include <intelblocks/hda.h>
+
+/* Mainboard overrides. */
+
+__weak bool mainboard_is_hda_codec_enabled(void)
+{
+	return true;
+}
 
 static void hda_init(struct device *dev)
 {
-	if (CONFIG(SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_HDA_VERB))
+	if (CONFIG(SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_HDA_VERB) && mainboard_is_hda_codec_enabled())
 		azalia_audio_init(dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/hda.h b/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/hda.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cbaf206cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/hda.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#ifndef SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_HDA_H
+#define SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_HDA_H
+
+/* Mainboard overrides. */
+
+/* Mainboard hooks to convey if HD-Audio codec is supported */
+bool mainboard_is_hda_codec_enabled(void);
+
+#endif /* SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_HDA_H */