diff --git a/src/control/tlv.c b/src/control/tlv.c
index 271da984..cc60703d 100644
--- a/src/control/tlv.c
+++ b/src/control/tlv.c
@@ -246,17 +246,16 @@ int snd_tlv_convert_to_dB(unsigned int *tlv, long rangemin, long rangemax,
 		int mindb, maxdb;
 		mindb = tlv[SNDRV_CTL_TLVO_DB_MINMAX_MIN];
 		maxdb = tlv[SNDRV_CTL_TLVO_DB_MINMAX_MAX];
-		if (rangemax <= rangemin)
-			*db_gain = mindb;
+		if (volume <= rangemin || rangemax <= rangemin) {
+			if (type == SND_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX_MUTE)
+				*db_gain = SND_CTL_TLV_DB_GAIN_MUTE;
+			else
+				*db_gain = mindb;
+		} else if (volume >= rangemax)
+			*db_gain = maxdb;
 		else
 			*db_gain = (maxdb - mindb) * (volume - rangemin) /
 				(rangemax - rangemin) + mindb;
-		if (*db_gain < mindb)
-			*db_gain = mindb;
-		if (*db_gain > maxdb)
-			*db_gain = maxdb;
-		if (type == SND_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX_MUTE && *db_gain == mindb)
-			*db_gain = SND_CTL_TLV_DB_GAIN_MUTE;
 		return 0;
 	}
 #ifndef HAVE_SOFT_FLOAT