diff --git a/include/sound/asound.h b/include/sound/asound.h
index eda5c63ea547..ee753d782e2d 100644
--- a/include/sound/asound.h
+++ b/include/sound/asound.h
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ struct snd_timer_tread {
  *                                                                          *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define SNDRV_CTL_VERSION		SNDRV_PROTOCOL_VERSION(2, 0, 4)
+#define SNDRV_CTL_VERSION		SNDRV_PROTOCOL_VERSION(2, 0, 5)
 
 struct snd_ctl_card_info {
 	int card;			/* card number */
@@ -745,8 +745,7 @@ typedef int __bitwise snd_ctl_elem_iface_t;
 #define SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_OWNER		(1<<10)	/* write lock owner */
 #define SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_CALLBACK	(1<<28)	/* kernel use a TLV callback */ 
 #define SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_USER		(1<<29) /* user space element */
-#define SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_DINDIRECT		(1<<30)	/* indirect access for matrix dimensions in the info structure */
-#define SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_INDIRECT		(1<<31)	/* indirect access for element value in the value structure */
+/* bits 30 and 31 are obsoleted (for indirect access) */
 
 /* for further details see the ACPI and PCI power management specification */
 #define SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0		0x0000	/* full On */
@@ -800,30 +799,30 @@ struct snd_ctl_elem_info {
 	} value;
 	union {
 		unsigned short d[4];		/* dimensions */
-		unsigned short *d_ptr;		/* indirect */
+		unsigned short *d_ptr;		/* indirect - obsoleted */
 	} dimen;
 	unsigned char reserved[64-4*sizeof(unsigned short)];
 };
 
 struct snd_ctl_elem_value {
 	struct snd_ctl_elem_id id;	/* W: element ID */
-	unsigned int indirect: 1;	/* W: use indirect pointer (xxx_ptr member) */
+	unsigned int indirect: 1;	/* W: indirect access - obsoleted */
         union {
 		union {
 			long value[128];
-			long *value_ptr;
+			long *value_ptr;	/* obsoleted */
 		} integer;
 		union {
 			long long value[64];
-			long long *value_ptr;
+			long long *value_ptr;	/* obsoleted */
 		} integer64;
 		union {
 			unsigned int item[128];
-			unsigned int *item_ptr;
+			unsigned int *item_ptr;	/* obsoleted */
 		} enumerated;
 		union {
 			unsigned char data[512];
-			unsigned char *data_ptr;
+			unsigned char *data_ptr;	/* obsoleted */
 		} bytes;
 		struct snd_aes_iec958 iec958;
         } value;                /* RO */
diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index df0774c76f6f..c89ca0d1f3ce 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -232,8 +232,6 @@ struct snd_kcontrol *snd_ctl_new1(const struct snd_kcontrol_new *ncontrol,
 	access = ncontrol->access == 0 ? SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READWRITE :
 		 (ncontrol->access & (SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READWRITE|
 				      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_INACTIVE|
-		 		      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_DINDIRECT|
-		 		      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_INDIRECT|
 		 		      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_READWRITE|
 		 		      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_CALLBACK));
 	kctl.info = ncontrol->info;
@@ -692,7 +690,7 @@ int snd_ctl_elem_read(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_elem_value *control)
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
 	struct snd_kcontrol_volatile *vd;
 	unsigned int index_offset;
-	int result, indirect;
+	int result;
 
 	down_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	kctl = snd_ctl_find_id(card, &control->id);
@@ -701,17 +699,12 @@ int snd_ctl_elem_read(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_elem_value *control)
 	} else {
 		index_offset = snd_ctl_get_ioff(kctl, &control->id);
 		vd = &kctl->vd[index_offset];
-		indirect = vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_INDIRECT ? 1 : 0;
-		if (control->indirect != indirect) {
-			result = -EACCES;
-		} else {
-			if ((vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ) && kctl->get != NULL) {
-				snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);
-				result = kctl->get(kctl, control);
-			} else {
-				result = -EPERM;
-			}
-		}
+		if ((vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ) &&
+		    kctl->get != NULL) {
+			snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);
+			result = kctl->get(kctl, control);
+		} else
+			result = -EPERM;
 	}
 	up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	return result;
@@ -748,7 +741,7 @@ int snd_ctl_elem_write(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_file *file,
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
 	struct snd_kcontrol_volatile *vd;
 	unsigned int index_offset;
-	int result, indirect;
+	int result;
 
 	down_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	kctl = snd_ctl_find_id(card, &control->id);
@@ -757,23 +750,19 @@ int snd_ctl_elem_write(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_file *file,
 	} else {
 		index_offset = snd_ctl_get_ioff(kctl, &control->id);
 		vd = &kctl->vd[index_offset];
-		indirect = vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_INDIRECT ? 1 : 0;
-		if (control->indirect != indirect) {
-			result = -EACCES;
+		if (!(vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_WRITE) ||
+		    kctl->put == NULL ||
+		    (file && vd->owner && vd->owner != file)) {
+			result = -EPERM;
 		} else {
-			if (!(vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_WRITE) ||
-			    kctl->put == NULL ||
-			    (file && vd->owner != NULL && vd->owner != file)) {
-				result = -EPERM;
-			} else {
-				snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);
-				result = kctl->put(kctl, control);
-			}
-			if (result > 0) {
-				up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
-				snd_ctl_notify(card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE, &control->id);
-				return 0;
-			}
+			snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);
+			result = kctl->put(kctl, control);
+		}
+		if (result > 0) {
+			up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
+			snd_ctl_notify(card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_VALUE,
+				       &control->id);
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 	up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);