diff --git a/sound/usb/validate.c b/sound/usb/validate.c
index a5e584b60dcd..389e8657434a 100644
--- a/sound/usb/validate.c
+++ b/sound/usb/validate.c
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ static bool validate_processing_unit(const void *p,
 	switch (v->protocol) {
 	case UAC_VERSION_1:
 	default:
-		/* bNrChannels, wChannelConfig, iChannelNames, bControlSize */
-		len += 1 + 2 + 1 + 1;
-		if (d->bLength < len) /* bControlSize */
+		/* bNrChannels, wChannelConfig, iChannelNames */
+		len += 1 + 2 + 1;
+		if (d->bLength < len + 1) /* bControlSize */
 			return false;
 		m = hdr[len];
 		len += 1 + m + 1; /* bControlSize, bmControls, iProcessing */