diff --git a/sound/usb/validate.c b/sound/usb/validate.c
index 389e8657434a..5a3c4f7882b0 100644
--- a/sound/usb/validate.c
+++ b/sound/usb/validate.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static bool validate_processing_unit(const void *p,
 	default:
 		if (v->type == UAC1_EXTENSION_UNIT)
 			return true; /* OK */
-		switch (d->wProcessType) {
+		switch (le16_to_cpu(d->wProcessType)) {
 		case UAC_PROCESS_UP_DOWNMIX:
 		case UAC_PROCESS_DOLBY_PROLOGIC:
 			if (d->bLength < len + 1) /* bNrModes */
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static bool validate_processing_unit(const void *p,
 	case UAC_VERSION_2:
 		if (v->type == UAC2_EXTENSION_UNIT_V2)
 			return true; /* OK */
-		switch (d->wProcessType) {
+		switch (le16_to_cpu(d->wProcessType)) {
 		case UAC2_PROCESS_UP_DOWNMIX:
 		case UAC2_PROCESS_DOLBY_PROLOCIC: /* SiC! */
 			if (d->bLength < len + 1) /* bNrModes */
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static bool validate_processing_unit(const void *p,
 			len += 2; /* wClusterDescrID */
 			break;
 		}
-		switch (d->wProcessType) {
+		switch (le16_to_cpu(d->wProcessType)) {
 		case UAC3_PROCESS_UP_DOWNMIX:
 			if (d->bLength < len + 1) /* bNrModes */
 				return false;