diff --git a/sound/usb/card.c b/sound/usb/card.c
index 2644a5ae2b75..6615734d2991 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.c
+++ b/sound/usb/card.c
@@ -668,10 +668,14 @@ static int usb_audio_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 			goto __error;
 	}
 
-	/* we are allowed to call snd_card_register() many times */
-	err = snd_card_register(chip->card);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto __error;
+	/* we are allowed to call snd_card_register() many times, but first
+	 * check to see if a device needs to skip it or do anything special
+	 */
+	if (snd_usb_registration_quirk(chip, ifnum) == 0) {
+		err = snd_card_register(chip->card);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto __error;
+	}
 
 	usb_chip[chip->index] = chip;
 	chip->num_interfaces++;
diff --git a/sound/usb/quirks.c b/sound/usb/quirks.c
index 8b5bc809efd3..a95fbdbfbd05 100644
--- a/sound/usb/quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/quirks.c
@@ -1508,3 +1508,17 @@ void snd_usb_audioformat_attributes_quirk(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 		break;
 	}
 }
+
+int snd_usb_registration_quirk(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
+			       int iface)
+{
+	switch (chip->usb_id) {
+	case USB_ID(0x0951, 0x16d8): /* Kingston HyperX AMP */
+		/* Register only when we reach interface 2 so that streams can
+		 * merge correctly into PCMs from interface 0
+		 */
+		return (iface != 2);
+	}
+	/* Register as normal */
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/sound/usb/quirks.h b/sound/usb/quirks.h
index a80e0ddd0736..dc02c9d80e99 100644
--- a/sound/usb/quirks.h
+++ b/sound/usb/quirks.h
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ void snd_usb_audioformat_attributes_quirk(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 					  struct audioformat *fp,
 					  int stream);
 
+int snd_usb_registration_quirk(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
+			       int iface);
+
 #endif /* __USBAUDIO_QUIRKS_H */