diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 6b0f3a8469ef..81e987eaf063 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ static int build_audio_procunit(struct mixer_build *state, int unitid,
 	int num_ins;
 	struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval;
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
-	int i, err, nameid, type, len;
+	int i, err, nameid, type, len, val;
 	const struct procunit_info *info;
 	const struct procunit_value_info *valinfo;
 	const struct usbmix_name_map *map;
@@ -2474,6 +2474,12 @@ static int build_audio_procunit(struct mixer_build *state, int unitid,
 			break;
 		}
 
+		err = get_cur_ctl_value(cval, cval->control << 8, &val);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			usb_mixer_elem_info_free(cval);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&mixer_procunit_ctl, cval);
 		if (!kctl) {
 			usb_mixer_elem_info_free(cval);