diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
index a59de24695ec9b0ea7d20dc309bdf05ef7574286..dfe5a64e19d2e0c6eed5d3d8e3b4cf73c1415d3d 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
@@ -468,6 +468,76 @@ static int snd_pcm_ioctl_sync_ptr_x32(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_X32 */
 
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+typedef char __pad_before_u32[4];
+typedef char __pad_after_u32[0];
+#else
+typedef char __pad_before_u32[0];
+typedef char __pad_after_u32[4];
+#endif
+
+/* PCM 2.0.15 API definition had a bug in mmap control; it puts the avail_min
+ * at the wrong offset due to a typo in padding type.
+ * The bug hits only 32bit.
+ * A workaround for incorrect read/write is needed only in 32bit compat mode.
+ */
+struct __snd_pcm_mmap_control64_buggy {
+	__pad_before_u32 __pad1;
+	__u32 appl_ptr;
+	__pad_before_u32 __pad2;	/* SiC! here is the bug */
+	__pad_before_u32 __pad3;
+	__u32 avail_min;
+	__pad_after_uframe __pad4;
+};
+
+static int snd_pcm_ioctl_sync_ptr_buggy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+					struct snd_pcm_sync_ptr __user *_sync_ptr)
+{
+	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
+	struct snd_pcm_sync_ptr sync_ptr;
+	struct __snd_pcm_mmap_control64_buggy *sync_cp;
+	volatile struct snd_pcm_mmap_status *status;
+	volatile struct snd_pcm_mmap_control *control;
+	int err;
+
+	memset(&sync_ptr, 0, sizeof(sync_ptr));
+	sync_cp = (struct __snd_pcm_mmap_control64_buggy *)&sync_ptr.c.control;
+	if (get_user(sync_ptr.flags, (unsigned __user *)&(_sync_ptr->flags)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	if (copy_from_user(sync_cp, &(_sync_ptr->c.control), sizeof(*sync_cp)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	status = runtime->status;
+	control = runtime->control;
+	if (sync_ptr.flags & SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_HWSYNC) {
+		err = snd_pcm_hwsync(substream);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+	snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
+	if (!(sync_ptr.flags & SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_APPL)) {
+		err = pcm_lib_apply_appl_ptr(substream, sync_cp->appl_ptr);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
+			return err;
+		}
+	} else {
+		sync_cp->appl_ptr = control->appl_ptr;
+	}
+	if (!(sync_ptr.flags & SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_AVAIL_MIN))
+		control->avail_min = sync_cp->avail_min;
+	else
+		sync_cp->avail_min = control->avail_min;
+	sync_ptr.s.status.state = status->state;
+	sync_ptr.s.status.hw_ptr = status->hw_ptr;
+	sync_ptr.s.status.tstamp = status->tstamp;
+	sync_ptr.s.status.suspended_state = status->suspended_state;
+	sync_ptr.s.status.audio_tstamp = status->audio_tstamp;
+	snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
+	if (copy_to_user(_sync_ptr, &sync_ptr, sizeof(sync_ptr)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  */
 enum {
@@ -537,7 +607,7 @@ static long snd_pcm_ioctl_compat(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned l
 		if (in_x32_syscall())
 			return snd_pcm_ioctl_sync_ptr_x32(substream, argp);
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_X32 */
-		return snd_pcm_common_ioctl(file, substream, cmd, argp);
+		return snd_pcm_ioctl_sync_ptr_buggy(substream, argp);
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_REFINE32:
 		return snd_pcm_ioctl_hw_params_compat(substream, 1, argp);
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS32: