diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/rme9652.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/rme9652.c
index df648b1d9217..edd765e22377 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/rme9652.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/rme9652.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
 
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/control.h>
@@ -2071,9 +2072,10 @@ static int snd_rme9652_channel_info(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(info->channel >= RME9652_NCHANNELS))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if ((chn = rme9652->channel_map[info->channel]) < 0) {
+	chn = rme9652->channel_map[array_index_nospec(info->channel,
+						      RME9652_NCHANNELS)];
+	if (chn < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	info->offset = chn * RME9652_CHANNEL_BUFFER_BYTES;
 	info->first = 0;