diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 0131de348cf6..dfd918891e69 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -753,8 +753,9 @@ static int uac_mixer_unit_get_channels(struct mixer_build *state,
 				       struct uac_mixer_unit_descriptor *desc)
 {
 	int mu_channels;
+	void *c;
 
-	if (desc->bLength < 11)
+	if (desc->bLength < sizeof(*desc))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!desc->bNrInPins)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -763,6 +764,8 @@ static int uac_mixer_unit_get_channels(struct mixer_build *state,
 	case UAC_VERSION_1:
 	case UAC_VERSION_2:
 	default:
+		if (desc->bLength < sizeof(*desc) + desc->bNrInPins + 1)
+			return 0; /* no bmControls -> skip */
 		mu_channels = uac_mixer_unit_bNrChannels(desc);
 		break;
 	case UAC_VERSION_3:
@@ -772,7 +775,11 @@ static int uac_mixer_unit_get_channels(struct mixer_build *state,
 	}
 
 	if (!mu_channels)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+
+	c = uac_mixer_unit_bmControls(desc, state->mixer->protocol);
+	if (c - (void *)desc + (mu_channels - 1) / 8 >= desc->bLength)
+		return 0; /* no bmControls -> skip */
 
 	return mu_channels;
 }
@@ -944,7 +951,7 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
 				struct uac_mixer_unit_descriptor *d = p1;
 
 				err = uac_mixer_unit_get_channels(state, d);
-				if (err < 0)
+				if (err <= 0)
 					return err;
 
 				term->channels = err;
@@ -2118,7 +2125,7 @@ static int parse_audio_mixer_unit(struct mixer_build *state, int unitid,
 		if (err < 0)
 			continue;
 		/* no bmControls field (e.g. Maya44) -> ignore */
-		if (desc->bLength <= 10 + input_pins)
+		if (!num_outs)
 			continue;
 		err = check_input_term(state, desc->baSourceID[pin], &iterm);
 		if (err < 0)