diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 93215b4bec6..98a29b26c5f 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ int snd_ctl_add(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !kcontrol->info))
 		goto error;
 	id = kcontrol->id;
+	if (id.index > UINT_MAX - kcontrol->count)
+		goto error;
+
 	down_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	if (snd_ctl_find_id(card, &id)) {
 		up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);