diff --git a/src/conf/cards/HDA-Intel.conf b/src/conf/cards/HDA-Intel.conf
index d5a65906..5451606f 100644
--- a/src/conf/cards/HDA-Intel.conf
+++ b/src/conf/cards/HDA-Intel.conf
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ HDA-Intel.pcm.iec958.0 {
 	hint.device 1
 }
 
-<confdir:pcm/hdmi.conf>
-
 HDA-Intel.pcm.hdmi.common {
 	@args [ CARD DEVICE CTLINDEX AES0 AES1 AES2 AES3 ]
 	@args.CARD {
diff --git a/src/conf/cards/HdmiLpeAudio.conf b/src/conf/cards/HdmiLpeAudio.conf
index a1e493da..a9104f43 100644
--- a/src/conf/cards/HdmiLpeAudio.conf
+++ b/src/conf/cards/HdmiLpeAudio.conf
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Configuration for the Intel HDMI/DP LPE audio
 #
 
-<confdir:pcm/hdmi.conf>
-
 HdmiLpeAudio.pcm.hdmi.0 {
 	@args [ CARD AES0 AES1 AES2 AES3 ]
 	@args.CARD {
diff --git a/src/conf/cards/aliases.conf b/src/conf/cards/aliases.conf
index 7e352f76..a54824ae 100644
--- a/src/conf/cards/aliases.conf
+++ b/src/conf/cards/aliases.conf
@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ VC4-HDMI cards.vc4-hdmi
 <confdir:pcm/default.conf>
 <confdir:pcm/dmix.conf>
 <confdir:pcm/dsnoop.conf>
+<confdir:pcm/hdmi.conf>
diff --git a/src/conf/cards/vc4-hdmi.conf b/src/conf/cards/vc4-hdmi.conf
index af87b3a8..0f313d82 100644
--- a/src/conf/cards/vc4-hdmi.conf
+++ b/src/conf/cards/vc4-hdmi.conf
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 # subframe conversion
 #
 
-<confdir:pcm/hdmi.conf>
-
 vc4-hdmi.pcm.hdmi.0 {
 	@args [ CARD AES0 AES1 AES2 AES3 ]
 	@args.CARD {