diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index eab06edcc9b7..ba19bfdfdc9e 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -535,20 +535,21 @@ static int check_matrix_bitmap(unsigned char *bmap, int ich, int och, int num_ou
  * if failed, give up and free the control instance.
  */
 
-static int add_control_to_empty(struct mixer_build *state, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl)
+int snd_usb_mixer_add_control(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer,
+			      struct snd_kcontrol *kctl)
 {
 	struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval = kctl->private_data;
 	int err;
 
-	while (snd_ctl_find_id(state->chip->card, &kctl->id))
+	while (snd_ctl_find_id(mixer->chip->card, &kctl->id))
 		kctl->id.index++;
-	if ((err = snd_ctl_add(state->chip->card, kctl)) < 0) {
+	if ((err = snd_ctl_add(mixer->chip->card, kctl)) < 0) {
 		snd_printd(KERN_ERR "cannot add control (err = %d)\n", err);
 		return err;
 	}
 	cval->elem_id = &kctl->id;
-	cval->next_id_elem = state->mixer->id_elems[cval->id];
-	state->mixer->id_elems[cval->id] = cval;
+	cval->next_id_elem = mixer->id_elems[cval->id];
+	mixer->id_elems[cval->id] = cval;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1176,7 +1177,7 @@ static void build_feature_ctl(struct mixer_build *state, void *raw_desc,
 
 	snd_printdd(KERN_INFO "[%d] FU [%s] ch = %d, val = %d/%d/%d\n",
 		    cval->id, kctl->id.name, cval->channels, cval->min, cval->max, cval->res);
-	add_control_to_empty(state, kctl);
+	snd_usb_mixer_add_control(state->mixer, kctl);
 }
 
 
@@ -1340,7 +1341,7 @@ static void build_mixer_unit_ctl(struct mixer_build *state,
 
 	snd_printdd(KERN_INFO "[%d] MU [%s] ch = %d, val = %d/%d\n",
 		    cval->id, kctl->id.name, cval->channels, cval->min, cval->max);
-	add_control_to_empty(state, kctl);
+	snd_usb_mixer_add_control(state->mixer, kctl);
 }
 
 
@@ -1641,7 +1642,7 @@ static int build_audio_procunit(struct mixer_build *state, int unitid, void *raw
 
 		snd_printdd(KERN_INFO "[%d] PU [%s] ch = %d, val = %d/%d\n",
 			    cval->id, kctl->id.name, cval->channels, cval->min, cval->max);
-		if ((err = add_control_to_empty(state, kctl)) < 0)
+		if ((err = snd_usb_mixer_add_control(state->mixer, kctl)) < 0)
 			return err;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1858,7 +1859,7 @@ static int parse_audio_selector_unit(struct mixer_build *state, int unitid, void
 
 	snd_printdd(KERN_INFO "[%d] SU [%s] items = %d\n",
 		    cval->id, kctl->id.name, desc->bNrInPins);
-	if ((err = add_control_to_empty(state, kctl)) < 0)
+	if ((err = snd_usb_mixer_add_control(state->mixer, kctl)) < 0)
 		return err;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.h b/sound/usb/mixer.h
index b4a2c8165e4b..459551ac53ae 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.h
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.h
@@ -55,4 +55,7 @@ int snd_usb_mixer_set_ctl_value(struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval,
 void snd_usb_mixer_inactivate(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer);
 int snd_usb_mixer_activate(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer);
 
+int snd_usb_mixer_add_control(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer,
+			      struct snd_kcontrol *kctl);
+
 #endif /* __USBMIXER_H */