diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
index ead601a9b..201f8358c 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
@@ -50,6 +50,58 @@
 #include "alsa-mixer.h"
 #include "alsa-util.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
+/* These macros are workarounds for a bug in valgrind, which is not handling the
+ * ALSA TLV syscalls correctly. See
+ * http://valgrind.10908.n7.nabble.com/Missing-ioctl-for-SNDRV-CTL-IOCTL-TLV-READ-td42711.html */
+
+static inline int vgfix_get_capture_dB(snd_mixer_elem_t *a, snd_mixer_selem_channel_id_t b, long *c) {
+    int r = snd_mixer_selem_get_capture_dB(a, b, c);
+    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(c, sizeof(*c));
+    return r;
+}
+
+static inline int vgfix_get_playback_dB(snd_mixer_elem_t *a, snd_mixer_selem_channel_id_t b, long *c) {
+    int r = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(a, b, c);
+    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(c, sizeof(*c));
+    return r;
+}
+
+static inline int vgfix_ask_capture_vol_dB(snd_mixer_elem_t *a, long b, long *c) {
+    int r = snd_mixer_selem_ask_capture_vol_dB(a, b, c);
+    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(c, sizeof(*c));
+    return r;
+}
+
+static inline int vgfix_ask_playback_vol_dB(snd_mixer_elem_t *a, long b, long *c) {
+    int r = snd_mixer_selem_ask_playback_vol_dB(a, b, c);
+    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(c, sizeof(*c));
+    return r;
+}
+
+static inline int vgfix_get_capture_dB_range(snd_mixer_elem_t *a, long *b, long *c) {
+    int r = snd_mixer_selem_get_capture_dB_range(a, b, c);
+    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(b, sizeof(*b));
+    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(c, sizeof(*c));
+    return r;
+}
+
+static inline int vgfix_get_playback_dB_range(snd_mixer_elem_t *a, long *b, long *c) {
+    int r = snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB_range(a, b, c);
+    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(b, sizeof(*b));
+    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(c, sizeof(*c));
+    return r;
+}
+
+#define snd_mixer_selem_get_capture_dB(a, b, c) vgfix_get_capture_dB(a, b, c)
+#define snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB(a, b, c) vgfix_get_playback_dB(a, b, c)
+#define snd_mixer_selem_ask_capture_vol_dB(a, b, c) vgfix_ask_capture_vol_dB(a, b, c)
+#define snd_mixer_selem_ask_playback_vol_dB(a, b, c) vgfix_ask_playback_vol_dB(a, b, c)
+#define snd_mixer_selem_get_capture_dB_range(a, b, c) vgfix_get_capture_dB_range(a, b, c)
+#define snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_dB_range(a, b, c) vgfix_get_playback_dB_range(a, b, c)
+
+#endif
+
 static int setting_select(pa_alsa_setting *s, snd_mixer_t *m);
 
 struct description_map {
@@ -1001,10 +1053,6 @@ static int element_set_volume(pa_alsa_element *e, snd_mixer_t *m, const pa_chann
             if (r < 0)
                 continue;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
-            VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&value, sizeof(value));
-#endif
-
             f = from_alsa_dB(value);
 
         } else {
@@ -1517,11 +1565,6 @@ static int element_probe(pa_alsa_element *e, snd_mixer_t *m) {
                 }
 
                 if (e->has_dB) {
-#ifdef HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H
-                    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&min_dB, sizeof(min_dB));
-                    VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&max_dB, sizeof(max_dB));
-#endif
-
                     e->min_dB = ((double) min_dB) / 100.0;
                     e->max_dB = ((double) max_dB) / 100.0;