diff --git a/include/sound/control.h b/include/sound/control.h
index 34bc93d80d55..5358892b1b39 100644
--- a/include/sound/control.h
+++ b/include/sound/control.h
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ snd_ctl_add_slave_uncached(struct snd_kcontrol *master,
 int snd_ctl_add_vmaster_hook(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
 			     void (*hook)(void *private_data, int),
 			     void *private_data);
-void snd_ctl_sync_vmaster_hook(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl);
+void snd_ctl_sync_vmaster(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl, bool hook_only);
+#define snd_ctl_sync_vmaster_hook(kctl)	snd_ctl_sync_vmaster(kctl, true)
 
 /*
  * Helper functions for jack-detection controls
diff --git a/sound/core/vmaster.c b/sound/core/vmaster.c
index 02f90b4f8b86..5df8dc25ad80 100644
--- a/sound/core/vmaster.c
+++ b/sound/core/vmaster.c
@@ -310,20 +310,10 @@ static int master_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int master_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
-		      struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
+static int sync_slaves(struct link_master *master, int old_val, int new_val)
 {
-	struct link_master *master = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct link_slave *slave;
 	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *uval;
-	int err, old_val;
-
-	err = master_init(master);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-	old_val = master->val;
-	if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] == old_val)
-		return 0;
 
 	uval = kmalloc(sizeof(*uval), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!uval)
@@ -332,11 +322,33 @@ static int master_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		master->val = old_val;
 		uval->id = slave->slave.id;
 		slave_get_val(slave, uval);
-		master->val = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
+		master->val = new_val;
 		slave_put_val(slave, uval);
 	}
 	kfree(uval);
-	if (master->hook && !err)
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int master_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
+		      struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
+{
+	struct link_master *master = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
+	int err, new_val, old_val;
+	bool first_init;
+
+	err = master_init(master);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	first_init = err;
+	old_val = master->val;
+	new_val = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
+	if (new_val == old_val)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = sync_slaves(master, old_val, new_val);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	if (master->hook && first_init)
 		master->hook(master->hook_private_data, master->val);
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -442,20 +454,33 @@ int snd_ctl_add_vmaster_hook(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ctl_add_vmaster_hook);
 
 /**
- * snd_ctl_sync_vmaster_hook - Sync the vmaster hook
+ * snd_ctl_sync_vmaster - Sync the vmaster slaves and hook
  * @kcontrol: vmaster kctl element
+ * @hook_only: sync only the hook
  *
- * Call the hook function to synchronize with the current value of the given
- * vmaster element.  NOP when NULL is passed to @kcontrol or the hook doesn't
- * exist.
+ * Forcibly call the put callback of each slave and call the hook function
+ * to synchronize with the current value of the given vmaster element.
+ * NOP when NULL is passed to @kcontrol.
  */
-void snd_ctl_sync_vmaster_hook(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
+void snd_ctl_sync_vmaster(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, bool hook_only)
 {
 	struct link_master *master;
+	bool first_init = false;
+
 	if (!kcontrol)
 		return;
 	master = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
-	if (master->hook)
+	if (!hook_only) {
+		int err = master_init(master);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return;
+		first_init = err;
+		err = sync_slaves(master, master->val, master->val);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return;
+	}
+
+	if (master->hook && !first_init)
 		master->hook(master->hook_private_data, master->val);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ctl_sync_vmaster_hook);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ctl_sync_vmaster);