diff --git a/src/topology/ctl.c b/src/topology/ctl.c
index 1f398461..47db400f 100644
--- a/src/topology/ctl.c
+++ b/src/topology/ctl.c
@@ -1335,22 +1335,10 @@ int tplg_decode_control_enum1(snd_tplg_t *tplg,
 			      struct list_head *heap,
 			      struct snd_tplg_enum_template *et,
 			      size_t pos,
-			      void *bin, size_t size)
+			      struct snd_soc_tplg_enum_control *ec)
 {
-	struct snd_soc_tplg_enum_control *ec = bin;
 	int i;
 
-	if (size < sizeof(*ec)) {
-		SNDERR("enum: small size %d", size);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	tplg_log(tplg, 'D', pos, "enum: size %d private size %d",
-		 ec->size, ec->priv.size);
-	if (size != ec->size + ec->priv.size) {
-		SNDERR("enum: unexpected element size %d", size);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	if (ec->num_channels > SND_TPLG_MAX_CHAN ||
 	    ec->num_channels > SND_SOC_TPLG_MAX_CHAN) {
 		SNDERR("enum: unexpected channel count %d", ec->num_channels);
@@ -1427,7 +1415,10 @@ next:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = tplg_decode_control_enum1(tplg, &heap, &et, pos, bin, size);
+	tplg_log(tplg, 'D', pos, "enum: size %d private size %d",
+		 ec->size, ec->priv.size);
+
+	err = tplg_decode_control_enum1(tplg, &heap, &et, pos, ec);
 	if (err >= 0) {
 		t.enum_ctl = &et;
 		err = snd_tplg_add_object(tplg, &t);
diff --git a/src/topology/dapm.c b/src/topology/dapm.c
index cd1a8770..73a93903 100644
--- a/src/topology/dapm.c
+++ b/src/topology/dapm.c
@@ -972,8 +972,7 @@ next:
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto retval;
 			}
-			err = tplg_decode_control_enum1(tplg, &heap, et, pos,
-							bin, size2);
+			err = tplg_decode_control_enum1(tplg, &heap, et, pos, ec);
 			break;
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_TYPE_BYTES:
 			bt = tplg_calloc(&heap, sizeof(*bt));
diff --git a/src/topology/tplg_local.h b/src/topology/tplg_local.h
index 5ace0d19..acb01a83 100644
--- a/src/topology/tplg_local.h
+++ b/src/topology/tplg_local.h
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ int tplg_decode_control_enum1(snd_tplg_t *tplg,
 			      struct list_head *heap,
 			      struct snd_tplg_enum_template *et,
 			      size_t pos,
-			      void *bin, size_t size);
+			      struct snd_soc_tplg_enum_control *ec);
 int tplg_decode_control_enum(snd_tplg_t *tplg, size_t pos,
 			     struct snd_soc_tplg_hdr *hdr,
 			     void *bin, size_t size);