diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_us16x08.c b/sound/usb/mixer_us16x08.c
index 1c5712c31f5e..f9df40730eff 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_us16x08.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_us16x08.c
@@ -655,17 +655,25 @@ static void get_meter_levels_from_urb(int s,
 	u8 *meter_urb)
 {
 	int val = MUC2(meter_urb, s) + (MUC3(meter_urb, s) << 8);
+	int ch = MUB2(meter_urb, s) - 1;
+
+	if (ch < 0)
+		return;
 
 	if (MUA0(meter_urb, s) == 0x61 && MUA1(meter_urb, s) == 0x02 &&
 		MUA2(meter_urb, s) == 0x04 && MUB0(meter_urb, s) == 0x62) {
-		if (MUC0(meter_urb, s) == 0x72)
-			store->meter_level[MUB2(meter_urb, s) - 1] = val;
-		if (MUC0(meter_urb, s) == 0xb2)
-			store->comp_level[MUB2(meter_urb, s) - 1] = val;
+		if (ch < SND_US16X08_MAX_CHANNELS) {
+			if (MUC0(meter_urb, s) == 0x72)
+				store->meter_level[ch] = val;
+			if (MUC0(meter_urb, s) == 0xb2)
+				store->comp_level[ch] = val;
+		}
 	}
 	if (MUA0(meter_urb, s) == 0x61 && MUA1(meter_urb, s) == 0x02 &&
-		MUA2(meter_urb, s) == 0x02 && MUB0(meter_urb, s) == 0x62)
-		store->master_level[MUB2(meter_urb, s) - 1] = val;
+		MUA2(meter_urb, s) == 0x02 && MUB0(meter_urb, s) == 0x62) {
+		if (ch < ARRAY_SIZE(store->master_level))
+			store->master_level[ch] = val;
+	}
 }
 
 /* Function to retrieve current meter values from the device.