diff --git a/sound/pci/oxygen/oxygen_mixer.c b/sound/pci/oxygen/oxygen_mixer.c
index 6facac5aed90b3cddcb26bdf444098d84b5e09ad..05eb8994c141a899966a5f9ce791b1fa0ef28343 100644
--- a/sound/pci/oxygen/oxygen_mixer.c
+++ b/sound/pci/oxygen/oxygen_mixer.c
@@ -512,9 +512,12 @@ static int ac97_switch_get(struct snd_kcontrol *ctl,
 
 static void mute_ac97_ctl(struct oxygen *chip, unsigned int control)
 {
-	unsigned int priv_idx = chip->controls[control]->private_value & 0xff;
+	unsigned int priv_idx;
 	u16 value;
 
+	if (!chip->controls[control])
+		return;
+	priv_idx = chip->controls[control]->private_value & 0xff;
 	value = oxygen_read_ac97(chip, 0, priv_idx);
 	if (!(value & 0x8000)) {
 		oxygen_write_ac97(chip, 0, priv_idx, value | 0x8000);