diff --git a/sound/sound_core.c b/sound/sound_core.c
index c6e81fb928e9..fb9255cca214 100644
--- a/sound/sound_core.c
+++ b/sound/sound_core.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ int register_sound_special_device(const struct file_operations *fops, int unit,
 				  struct device *dev)
 {
 	const int chain = unit % SOUND_STEP;
-	int max_unit = 128 + chain;
+	int max_unit = 256;
 	const char *name;
 	char _name[16];