diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index ea487378be1798b5cd7e9eaaf7c2a9562999f8cb..b5927c3d5bc0b0657360ef8aa923c0aa344422bb 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ 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;
@@ -775,16 +776,25 @@ static int uac_mixer_unit_get_channels(struct mixer_build *state,
  * 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,
+static int __check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
 			    struct usb_audio_term *term)
 {
 	int protocol = state->mixer->protocol;
 	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;
 
 		if (protocol == UAC_VERSION_1 || protocol == UAC_VERSION_2) {
@@ -802,7 +812,7 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
 
 					/* call recursively to verify that the
 					 * referenced clock entity is valid */
-					err = check_input_term(state, d->bCSourceID, term);
+					err = __check_input_term(state, d->bCSourceID, term);
 					if (err < 0)
 						return err;
 
@@ -836,7 +846,7 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
 			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 = UAC3_SELECTOR_UNIT << 16; /* virtual type */
@@ -899,7 +909,7 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
 
 				/* call recursively to verify that the
 				 * referenced clock entity is valid */
-				err = check_input_term(state, d->bCSourceID, term);
+				err = __check_input_term(state, d->bCSourceID, term);
 				if (err < 0)
 					return err;
 
@@ -950,7 +960,7 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
 			case UAC3_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 = UAC3_SELECTOR_UNIT << 16; /* virtual type */
@@ -966,7 +976,7 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
 					return -EINVAL;
 
 				/* 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;
 
@@ -984,6 +994,15 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id,
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+
+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
  */