diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
index eff1355cc3df..5be32c37bb8a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
@@ -641,28 +641,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_get_volsw_range);
 static int snd_soc_clip_to_platform_max(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl)
 {
 	struct soc_mixer_control *mc = (struct soc_mixer_control *)kctl->private_value;
-	struct snd_ctl_elem_value uctl;
+	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *uctl;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!mc->platform_max)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = kctl->get(kctl, &uctl);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	uctl = kzalloc(sizeof(*uctl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!uctl)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (uctl.value.integer.value[0] > mc->platform_max)
-		uctl.value.integer.value[0] = mc->platform_max;
+	ret = kctl->get(kctl, uctl);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (uctl->value.integer.value[0] > mc->platform_max)
+		uctl->value.integer.value[0] = mc->platform_max;
 
 	if (snd_soc_volsw_is_stereo(mc) &&
-	    uctl.value.integer.value[1] > mc->platform_max)
-		uctl.value.integer.value[1] = mc->platform_max;
+	    uctl->value.integer.value[1] > mc->platform_max)
+		uctl->value.integer.value[1] = mc->platform_max;
 
-	ret = kctl->put(kctl, &uctl);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	ret = kctl->put(kctl, uctl);
 
-	return 0;
+out:
+	kfree(uctl);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**