diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 4c9cac78aa72..92e63073a672 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct mixer_build {
 	unsigned char *buffer;
 	unsigned int buflen;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(unitbitmap, MAX_ID_ELEMS);
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(termbitmap, MAX_ID_ELEMS);
 	struct usb_audio_term oterm;
 	const struct usbmix_name_map *map;
 	const struct usbmix_selector_map *selector_map;
@@ -671,14 +672,24 @@ static int get_term_name(struct mixer_build *state, struct usb_audio_term *iterm
  * parse the source unit recursively until it reaches to a terminal
  * or a branched unit.
  */
-static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id, struct usb_audio_term *term)
+static int __check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
+			    struct usb_audio_term *term)
 {
 	int err;
 	void *p1;
+	unsigned char *hdr;
 
 	memset(term, 0, sizeof(*term));
-	while ((p1 = find_audio_control_unit(state, id)) != NULL) {
-		unsigned char *hdr = p1;
+	for (;;) {
+		/* a loop in the terminal chain? */
+		if (test_and_set_bit(id, state->termbitmap))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		p1 = find_audio_control_unit(state, id);
+		if (!p1)
+			break;
+
+		hdr = p1;
 		term->id = id;
 		switch (hdr[2]) {
 		case UAC_INPUT_TERMINAL:
@@ -696,7 +707,7 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id, struct usb_audio_
 				term->name = d->iTerminal;
 
 				/* call recursively to get the clock selectors */
-				err = check_input_term(state, d->bCSourceID, term);
+				err = __check_input_term(state, d->bCSourceID, term);
 				if (err < 0)
 					return err;
 			}
@@ -719,7 +730,7 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id, struct usb_audio_
 		case UAC2_CLOCK_SELECTOR: {
 			struct uac_selector_unit_descriptor *d = p1;
 			/* call recursively to retrieve the channel info */
-			err = check_input_term(state, d->baSourceID[0], term);
+			err = __check_input_term(state, d->baSourceID[0], term);
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 			term->type = d->bDescriptorSubtype << 16; /* virtual type */
@@ -767,6 +778,14 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id, struct usb_audio_
 }
 
 
+static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
+			    struct usb_audio_term *term)
+{
+	memset(term, 0, sizeof(*term));
+	memset(state->termbitmap, 0, sizeof(state->termbitmap));
+	return __check_input_term(state, id, term);
+}
+
 /*
  * Feature Unit
  */