diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 32adaa6c5627d3..6bcdd667f514d9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -343,14 +343,16 @@ static int hdmi_eld_ctl_info(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 			struct snd_ctl_elem_info *uinfo)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
-	struct hdmi_spec *spec;
+	struct hdmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+	struct hdmi_eld *eld;
 	int pin_idx;
 
-	spec = codec->spec;
 	uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BYTES;
 
 	pin_idx = kcontrol->private_value;
-	uinfo->count = spec->pins[pin_idx].sink_eld.eld_size;
+	eld = &spec->pins[pin_idx].sink_eld;
+
+	uinfo->count = eld->eld_valid ? eld->eld_size : 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -359,14 +361,23 @@ static int hdmi_eld_ctl_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 			struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
-	struct hdmi_spec *spec;
+	struct hdmi_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+	struct hdmi_eld *eld;
 	int pin_idx;
 
-	spec = codec->spec;
 	pin_idx = kcontrol->private_value;
+	eld = &spec->pins[pin_idx].sink_eld;
+
+	if (eld->eld_size > ARRAY_SIZE(ucontrol->value.bytes.data)) {
+		snd_BUG();
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
-	memcpy(ucontrol->value.bytes.data,
-		spec->pins[pin_idx].sink_eld.eld_buffer, ELD_MAX_SIZE);
+	memset(ucontrol->value.bytes.data, 0,
+	       ARRAY_SIZE(ucontrol->value.bytes.data));
+	if (eld->eld_valid)
+		memcpy(ucontrol->value.bytes.data, eld->eld_buffer,
+		       eld->eld_size);
 
 	return 0;
 }