diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 45cc0aff9c3e..ca4739c3f650 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ static int snd_usb_mixer_controls(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer)
 			state.oterm.type = le16_to_cpu(desc->wTerminalType);
 			state.oterm.name = desc->iTerminal;
 			err = parse_audio_unit(&state, desc->bSourceID);
-			if (err < 0)
+			if (err < 0 && err != -EINVAL)
 				return err;
 		} else { /* UAC_VERSION_2 */
 			struct uac2_output_terminal_descriptor *desc = p;
@@ -2135,12 +2135,12 @@ static int snd_usb_mixer_controls(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer)
 			state.oterm.type = le16_to_cpu(desc->wTerminalType);
 			state.oterm.name = desc->iTerminal;
 			err = parse_audio_unit(&state, desc->bSourceID);
-			if (err < 0)
+			if (err < 0 && err != -EINVAL)
 				return err;
 
 			/* for UAC2, use the same approach to also add the clock selectors */
 			err = parse_audio_unit(&state, desc->bCSourceID);
-			if (err < 0)
+			if (err < 0 && err != -EINVAL)
 				return err;
 		}
 	}