diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 60d394361a43..4555de9830c5 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -1199,12 +1199,32 @@ static void volume_control_quirks(struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval,
 	}
 }
 
+/* forcibly initialize the current mixer value; if GET_CUR fails, set to
+ * the minimum as default
+ */
+static void init_cur_mix_raw(struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval, int ch, int idx)
+{
+	int val, err;
+
+	err = snd_usb_get_cur_mix_value(cval, ch, idx, &val);
+	if (!err)
+		return;
+	if (!cval->head.mixer->ignore_ctl_error)
+		usb_audio_warn(cval->head.mixer->chip,
+			       "%d:%d: failed to get current value for ch %d (%d)\n",
+			       cval->head.id, mixer_ctrl_intf(cval->head.mixer),
+			       ch, err);
+	snd_usb_set_cur_mix_value(cval, ch, idx, cval->min);
+}
+
 /*
  * retrieve the minimum and maximum values for the specified control
  */
 static int get_min_max_with_quirks(struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval,
 				   int default_min, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl)
 {
+	int i, idx;
+
 	/* for failsafe */
 	cval->min = default_min;
 	cval->max = cval->min + 1;
@@ -1217,7 +1237,6 @@ static int get_min_max_with_quirks(struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval,
 	} else {
 		int minchn = 0;
 		if (cval->cmask) {
-			int i;
 			for (i = 0; i < MAX_CHANNELS; i++)
 				if (cval->cmask & (1 << i)) {
 					minchn = i + 1;
@@ -1318,6 +1337,19 @@ no_res_check:
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* initialize all elements */
+	if (!cval->cmask) {
+		init_cur_mix_raw(cval, 0, 0);
+	} else {
+		idx = 0;
+		for (i = 0; i < MAX_CHANNELS; i++) {
+			if (cval->cmask & (1 << i)) {
+				init_cur_mix_raw(cval, i + 1, idx);
+				idx++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }