diff --git a/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c b/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
index 6416d3f0c7be8210559f1ad8dda61f1a974fc023..a69e774d0b138f46d373cab95bb78858e04c1f11 100644
--- a/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
+++ b/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
@@ -885,10 +885,10 @@ static int vx_input_level_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, struct snd_ctl_elem
 	struct vx_core *_chip = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct snd_vx222 *chip = (struct snd_vx222 *)_chip;
 	if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] < 0 ||
-	    ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] < MIC_LEVEL_MAX)
+	    ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] > MIC_LEVEL_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[1] < 0 ||
-	    ucontrol->value.integer.value[1] < MIC_LEVEL_MAX)
+	    ucontrol->value.integer.value[1] > MIC_LEVEL_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	mutex_lock(&_chip->mixer_mutex);
 	if (chip->input_level[0] != ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] ||