diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 2487a6bb1c54..7e86a5b9f3b5 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ struct snd_kcontrol *snd_ctl_new1(const struct snd_kcontrol_new *ncontrol,
 	kctl.count = ncontrol->count ? ncontrol->count : 1;
 	access = ncontrol->access == 0 ? SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READWRITE :
 		 (ncontrol->access & (SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READWRITE|
+				      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_VOLATILE|
 				      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_INACTIVE|
 				      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_READWRITE|
 				      SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_COMMAND|