diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
index f74c7372b3d14d3ba553cc8b904dd75585b28bd3..1db586af4f9c8189fda494d2aead7f9c6c22f954 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
@@ -2578,6 +2578,9 @@ static int __devinit snd_card_asihpi_mixer_new(struct snd_card_asihpi *asihpi)
 	if (err)
 		return -err;
 
+	memset(&prev_ctl, 0, sizeof(prev_ctl));
+	prev_ctl.control_type = -1;
+
 	for (idx = 0; idx < 2000; idx++) {
 		err = hpi_mixer_get_control_by_index(
 				ss, asihpi->h_mixer,