diff --git a/sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/eld.c b/sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/eld.c
index 1464fd1c675b..fc6fe1b0873c 100644
--- a/sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/eld.c
+++ b/sound/hda/codecs/hdmi/eld.c
@@ -155,9 +155,11 @@ void snd_hdmi_write_eld_info(struct hdmi_eld *eld,
 			e->aud_synch_delay = val;
 		else if (!strcmp(name, "speakers"))
 			e->spk_alloc = val;
-		else if (!strcmp(name, "sad_count"))
+		else if (!strcmp(name, "sad_count")) {
+			if (val > ELD_MAX_SAD)
+				continue;
 			e->sad_count = val;
-		else if (!strncmp(name, "sad", 3)) {
+		} else if (!strncmp(name, "sad", 3)) {
 			sname = name + 4;
 			n = name[3] - '0';
 			if (name[4] >= '0' && name[4] <= '9') {