diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpicmn.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpicmn.c
index d846777e7462..19f0da2e6501 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpicmn.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpicmn.c
@@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ static short find_control(u16 control_index,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (control_index >= p_cache->control_count) {
+		HPI_DEBUG_LOG(VERBOSE, "control_index out of bounce %d\n",
+			control_index);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	*pI = p_cache->p_info[control_index];
 	if (!*pI) {
 		HPI_DEBUG_LOG(VERBOSE, "Uncached Control %d\n",