diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 7d62791a96dd..22841ed2411e 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -3599,6 +3599,9 @@ static int restore_mixer_value(struct usb_mixer_elem_list *list)
 	struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval = mixer_elem_list_to_info(list);
 	int c, err, idx;
 
+	if (cval->val_type == USB_MIXER_BESPOKEN)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (cval->cmask) {
 		idx = 0;
 		for (c = 0; c < MAX_CHANNELS; c++) {
diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.h b/sound/usb/mixer.h
index 01b5e5cc2221..0e813cd85bee 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.h
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ enum {
 	USB_MIXER_U16,
 	USB_MIXER_S32,
 	USB_MIXER_U32,
+	USB_MIXER_BESPOKEN,	/* non-standard type */
 };
 
 typedef void (*usb_mixer_elem_dump_func_t)(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer,
diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c b/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
index 7a10c9e22c46..54bcf1c14bc2 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
@@ -949,10 +949,15 @@ static int scarlett2_add_new_ctl(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer,
 	if (!elem)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	/* We set USB_MIXER_BESPOKEN type, so that the core USB mixer code
+	 * ignores them for resume and other operations.
+	 * Also, the head.id field is set to 0, as we don't use this field.
+	 */
 	elem->head.mixer = mixer;
 	elem->control = index;
-	elem->head.id = index;
+	elem->head.id = 0;
 	elem->channels = channels;
+	elem->val_type = USB_MIXER_BESPOKEN;
 
 	kctl = snd_ctl_new1(ncontrol, elem);
 	if (!kctl) {