diff --git a/include/sound/control.h b/include/sound/control.h
index 985c51a8fb748..a1fc7e0a47d95 100644
--- a/include/sound/control.h
+++ b/include/sound/control.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct snd_ctl_file {
 	int preferred_subdevice[SND_CTL_SUBDEV_ITEMS];
 	wait_queue_head_t change_sleep;
 	spinlock_t read_lock;
-	struct fasync_struct *fasync;
+	struct snd_fasync *fasync;
 	int subscribed;			/* read interface is activated */
 	struct list_head events;	/* waiting events for read */
 };
diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index a25c0d64d104f..f66fe4be30d35 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static int snd_ctl_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 			if (control->vd[idx].owner == ctl)
 				control->vd[idx].owner = NULL;
 	up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
+	snd_fasync_free(ctl->fasync);
 	snd_ctl_empty_read_queue(ctl);
 	put_pid(ctl->pid);
 	kfree(ctl);
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ void snd_ctl_notify(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int mask,
 	_found:
 		wake_up(&ctl->change_sleep);
 		spin_unlock(&ctl->read_lock);
-		kill_fasync(&ctl->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+		snd_kill_fasync(ctl->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 	}
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&card->ctl_files_rwlock, flags);
 }
@@ -2002,7 +2003,7 @@ static int snd_ctl_fasync(int fd, struct file * file, int on)
 	struct snd_ctl_file *ctl;
 
 	ctl = file->private_data;
-	return fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &ctl->fasync);
+	return snd_fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &ctl->fasync);
 }
 
 /* return the preferred subdevice number if already assigned;
@@ -2170,7 +2171,7 @@ static int snd_ctl_dev_disconnect(struct snd_device *device)
 	read_lock_irqsave(&card->ctl_files_rwlock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(ctl, &card->ctl_files, list) {
 		wake_up(&ctl->change_sleep);
-		kill_fasync(&ctl->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_ERR);
+		snd_kill_fasync(ctl->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_ERR);
 	}
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&card->ctl_files_rwlock, flags);