--- linux-2.4.0-test8.orig/drivers/sound/soundcard.c	Fri Aug 11 17:26:44 2000
+++ linux/drivers/sound/soundcard.c	Sun Sep 17 21:11:22 2000
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
 	DEB(printk("sound_release(dev=%d)\n", dev));
 	switch (dev & 0x0f) {
 	case SND_DEV_CTL:
+		dev >>= 4;
 		if (mixer_devs[dev]->owner)
 			__MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT (mixer_devs[dev]->owner);
 		break;