diff --git a/include/sound/initval.h b/include/sound/initval.h
index 3ddae2b4177e..46c35c069d56 100644
--- a/include/sound/initval.h
+++ b/include/sound/initval.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define SNDRV_DEFAULT_PTR1	SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR1
 
 #define SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX	{ [0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = -1 }
+#define SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX_N	{ 1, [1 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = -1 }
 #define SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR	{ [0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = NULL }
 #define SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE	{ 1, [1 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = 0 }
 #define SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP { [0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = 1 }
diff --git a/sound/usb/card.c b/sound/usb/card.c
index e5a2fee4f38f..684dae3a28a4 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.c
+++ b/sound/usb/card.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("{{Generic,USB Audio}}");
 
 
-static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;	/* Index 0-MAX */
+static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX_N;	/* Index 0-MAX */
 static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;	/* ID for this card */
 static bool enable[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP;/* Enable this card */
 /* Vendor/product IDs for this card */