diff --git a/sound/drivers/aloop.c b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
index 9ccdad89c288..452b9eaca815 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/aloop.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,14 @@ static int loopback_mixer_new(struct loopback *loopback, int notify)
 					return -ENOMEM;
 				kctl->id.device = dev;
 				kctl->id.subdevice = substr;
+
+				/* Add the control before copying the id so that
+				 * the numid field of the id is set in the copy.
+				 */
+				err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+				if (err < 0)
+					return err;
+
 				switch (idx) {
 				case ACTIVE_IDX:
 					setup->active_id = kctl->id;
@@ -1051,9 +1059,6 @@ static int loopback_mixer_new(struct loopback *loopback, int notify)
 				default:
 					break;
 				}
-				err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
-				if (err < 0)
-					return err;
 			}
 		}
 	}