diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
index 447eda1f6770bb494101c7e1aba7ade9ef0a4596..1a36137e13eca5f3d488402da0084500fa4489bc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
@@ -1789,6 +1789,14 @@ static int patch_ad1981(struct hda_codec *codec)
 
 		codec->patch_ops.init = ad1981_hp_init;
 		codec->patch_ops.unsol_event = ad1981_hp_unsol_event;
+		/* set the upper-limit for mixer amp to 0dB for avoiding the
+		 * possible damage by overloading
+		 */
+		snd_hda_override_amp_caps(codec, 0x11, HDA_INPUT,
+					  (0x17 << AC_AMPCAP_OFFSET_SHIFT) |
+					  (0x17 << AC_AMPCAP_NUM_STEPS_SHIFT) |
+					  (0x05 << AC_AMPCAP_STEP_SIZE_SHIFT) |
+					  (1 << AC_AMPCAP_MUTE_SHIFT));
 		break;
 	case AD1981_THINKPAD:
 		spec->mixers[0] = ad1981_thinkpad_mixers;