static int snd_echo_mixer_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
                              struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
 {
-       struct echoaudio *chip;
+       struct echoaudio *chip = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
+       unsigned int out = ucontrol->id.index / num_busses_in(chip);
+       unsigned int in = ucontrol->id.index % num_busses_in(chip);
 
-       chip = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
-       ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
-               chip->monitor_gain[ucontrol->id.index / num_busses_in(chip)]
-                       [ucontrol->id.index % num_busses_in(chip)];
+       if (out >= ECHO_MAXAUDIOOUTPUTS || in >= ECHO_MAXAUDIOINPUTS)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] = chip->monitor_gain[out][in];
        return 0;
 }
 
 {
        struct echoaudio *chip;
        int changed,  gain;
-       short out, in;
+       unsigned int out, in;
 
        changed = 0;
        chip = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
        out = ucontrol->id.index / num_busses_in(chip);
        in = ucontrol->id.index % num_busses_in(chip);
+       if (out >= ECHO_MAXAUDIOOUTPUTS || in >= ECHO_MAXAUDIOINPUTS)
+               return -EINVAL;
        gain = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
        if (gain < ECHOGAIN_MINOUT || gain > ECHOGAIN_MAXOUT)
                return -EINVAL;