diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
index 2c58d7b05aba3d8bd2f751f1a940ffdd14bc9301..b168028414686718e715c5fc3bd4f0a898e6671b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
@@ -3986,6 +3986,14 @@ static int patch_ad1884a(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		spec->multiout.dig_out_nid = 0;
 		codec->patch_ops.unsol_event = ad1884a_hp_unsol_event;
 		codec->patch_ops.init = ad1884a_hp_init;
+		/* set the upper-limit for mixer amp to 0dB for avoiding the
+		 * possible damage by overloading
+		 */
+		snd_hda_override_amp_caps(codec, 0x20, 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 AD1884A_THINKPAD:
 		spec->mixers[0] = ad1984a_thinkpad_mixers;