diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 6d71f9a..b0bf426 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -225,8 +225,13 @@
 	kctl.id.iface = ncontrol->iface;
 	kctl.id.device = ncontrol->device;
 	kctl.id.subdevice = ncontrol->subdevice;
-	if (ncontrol->name)
+	if (ncontrol->name) {
 		strlcpy(kctl.id.name, ncontrol->name, sizeof(kctl.id.name));
+		if (strcmp(ncontrol->name, kctl.id.name) != 0)
+			snd_printk(KERN_WARNING
+				   "Control name '%s' truncated to '%s'\n",
+				   ncontrol->name, kctl.id.name);
+	}
 	kctl.id.index = ncontrol->index;
 	kctl.count = ncontrol->count ? ncontrol->count : 1;
 	access = ncontrol->access == 0 ? SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READWRITE :