diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 5c49f97..8d6e4ba 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@
 {
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
 
+	/* Make sure that the ids assigned to the control do not wrap around */
+	if (card->last_numid >= UINT_MAX - count)
+		card->last_numid = 0;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(kctl, &card->controls, list) {
 		if (kctl->id.numid < card->last_numid + 1 + count &&
 		    kctl->id.numid + kctl->count > card->last_numid + 1) {