diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
index 184910ed2d7b..b624ed79ade3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
@@ -176,20 +176,21 @@ int snd_soc_info_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	struct soc_mixer_control *mc =
 		(struct soc_mixer_control *)kcontrol->private_value;
-	int platform_max;
+	int max;
 
-	if (!mc->platform_max)
-		mc->platform_max = mc->max;
-	platform_max = mc->platform_max;
+	max = uinfo->value.integer.max = mc->max - mc->min;
+	if (mc->platform_max && mc->platform_max < max)
+		max = mc->platform_max;
 
-	if (platform_max == 1 && !strstr(kcontrol->id.name, " Volume"))
+	if (max == 1 && !strstr(kcontrol->id.name, " Volume"))
 		uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN;
 	else
 		uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER;
 
 	uinfo->count = snd_soc_volsw_is_stereo(mc) ? 2 : 1;
 	uinfo->value.integer.min = 0;
-	uinfo->value.integer.max = platform_max - mc->min;
+	uinfo->value.integer.max = max;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_info_volsw);