diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c b/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
index 5450f58e4f2e..69f392cf67b6 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
@@ -1086,10 +1086,14 @@ static void snd_sb_qsound_destroy(struct snd_sb_csp * p)
 	card = p->chip->card;	
 	
 	down_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
-	if (p->qsound_switch)
+	if (p->qsound_switch) {
 		snd_ctl_remove(card, p->qsound_switch);
-	if (p->qsound_space)
+		p->qsound_switch = NULL;
+	}
+	if (p->qsound_space) {
 		snd_ctl_remove(card, p->qsound_space);
+		p->qsound_space = NULL;
+	}
 	up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
 
 	/* cancel pending transfer of QSound parameters */