diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 6973a9686b679c6f3fc7a5415a1795ce043e6a76..48ef0a09a7a71ad964aac00a79404945e6102d22 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -1018,10 +1018,6 @@ static int snd_ctl_elem_add(struct snd_ctl_file *file,
 	}
 	switch (info->type) {
 	case SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
-		private_size = sizeof(char);
-		if (info->count > 128)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		break;
 	case SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER:
 		private_size = sizeof(long);
 		if (info->count > 128)