diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 3fcead61f0efb..251bc575f5c37 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ void snd_ctl_notify(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int mask,
 	
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !id))
 		return;
+	if (card->shutdown)
+		return;
 	read_lock(&card->ctl_files_rwlock);
 #if defined(CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS) || defined(CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS_MODULE)
 	card->mixer_oss_change_count++;