diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 108617cea9c6..d63ac6d9fbdc 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1141,7 +1141,10 @@ void snd_soc_close_delayed_work(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
 
 /* mixer control */
 struct soc_mixer_control {
-	int min, max, platform_max;
+	/* Minimum and maximum specified as written to the hardware */
+	int min, max;
+	/* Limited maximum value specified as presented through the control */
+	int platform_max;
 	int reg, rreg;
 	unsigned int shift, rshift;
 	unsigned int sign_bit;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
index b27e89ff6a16..b4cfc34d00ee 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	val = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
-	if (mc->platform_max && ((int)val + min) > mc->platform_max)
+	if (mc->platform_max && val > mc->platform_max)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (val > max - min)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[1] < 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		val2 = ucontrol->value.integer.value[1];
-		if (mc->platform_max && ((int)val2 + min) > mc->platform_max)
+		if (mc->platform_max && val2 > mc->platform_max)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (val2 > max - min)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -502,17 +502,16 @@ int snd_soc_info_volsw_range(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	struct soc_mixer_control *mc =
 		(struct soc_mixer_control *)kcontrol->private_value;
-	int platform_max;
-	int min = mc->min;
+	int max;
 
-	if (!mc->platform_max)
-		mc->platform_max = mc->max;
-	platform_max = mc->platform_max;
+	max = mc->max - mc->min;
+	if (mc->platform_max && mc->platform_max < max)
+		max = mc->platform_max;
 
 	uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER;
 	uinfo->count = snd_soc_volsw_is_stereo(mc) ? 2 : 1;
 	uinfo->value.integer.min = 0;
-	uinfo->value.integer.max = platform_max - min;
+	uinfo->value.integer.max = max;
 
 	return 0;
 }