diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index dbf7aa88e0e3..bf685d01259d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -998,7 +998,11 @@ static int add_control_with_pfx(struct hda_gen_spec *spec, int type,
 				const char *sfx, int cidx, unsigned long val)
 {
 	char name[SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ID_NAME_MAXLEN];
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s %s %s", pfx, dir, sfx);
+	int len;
+
+	len = snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s %s %s", pfx, dir, sfx);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(len >= sizeof(name)))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!add_control(spec, type, name, cidx, val))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;