diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 6825ca75daf59f70afe96503489b3ef1238f7c44..20d707d4ef40d64bc089b4638649af40dc3a668e 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ void snd_ctl_disconnect_layer(struct snd_ctl_layer_ops *lops)
 	struct snd_ctl_layer_ops *lops2, *prev_lops2;
 
 	down_write(&snd_ctl_layer_rwsem);
-	for (lops2 = snd_ctl_layer, prev_lops2 = NULL; lops2; lops2 = lops2->next)
+	for (lops2 = snd_ctl_layer, prev_lops2 = NULL; lops2; lops2 = lops2->next) {
 		if (lops2 == lops) {
 			if (!prev_lops2)
 				snd_ctl_layer = lops->next;
@@ -2082,6 +2082,8 @@ void snd_ctl_disconnect_layer(struct snd_ctl_layer_ops *lops)
 				prev_lops2->next = lops->next;
 			break;
 		}
+		prev_lops2 = lops2;
+	}
 	up_write(&snd_ctl_layer_rwsem);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ctl_disconnect_layer);