diff --git a/sound/hda/hdmi_chmap.c b/sound/hda/hdmi_chmap.c
index 5d8e1d944b0a..7b276047f85a 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdmi_chmap.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdmi_chmap.c
@@ -753,6 +753,20 @@ static int hdmi_chmap_ctl_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* a simple sanity check for input values to chmap kcontrol */
+static int chmap_value_check(struct hdac_chmap *hchmap,
+			     const struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < hchmap->channels_max; i++) {
+		if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[i] < 0 ||
+		    ucontrol->value.integer.value[i] > SNDRV_CHMAP_LAST)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int hdmi_chmap_ctl_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 			      struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
 {
@@ -764,6 +778,10 @@ static int hdmi_chmap_ctl_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	unsigned char chmap[8], per_pin_chmap[8];
 	int i, err, ca, prepared = 0;
 
+	err = chmap_value_check(hchmap, ucontrol);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 	/* No monitor is connected in dyn_pcm_assign.
 	 * It's invalid to setup the chmap
 	 */