diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
index 03ea9591fb16..a0ca58ba1627 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	val = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
-	if (mc->platform_max && val > mc->platform_max)
+	if (mc->platform_max && ((int)val + min) > mc->platform_max)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (val > max - min)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[1] < 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		val2 = ucontrol->value.integer.value[1];
-		if (mc->platform_max && val2 > mc->platform_max)
+		if (mc->platform_max && ((int)val2 + min) > mc->platform_max)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (val2 > max - min)
 			return -EINVAL;