diff --git a/include/sound/tlv.h b/include/sound/tlv.h
index 1f593b6747e9..6e2e7735d20a 100644
--- a/include/sound/tlv.h
+++ b/include/sound/tlv.h
@@ -24,4 +24,30 @@
 
 #include <uapi/sound/tlv.h>
 
+/* For historical reasons, these macros are aliases to the ones in UAPI. */
+#define TLV_ITEM			SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM
+#define TLV_LENGTH			SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_LENGTH
+
+#define TLV_CONTAINER_ITEM		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_CONTAINER_ITEM
+#define DECLARE_TLV_CONTAINER		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_CONTAINER
+
+#define TLV_DB_SCALE_MASK		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_MASK
+#define TLV_DB_SCALE_MUTE		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_MUTE
+#define TLV_DB_SCALE_ITEM		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_ITEM
+#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_SCALE		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_SCALE
+
+#define TLV_DB_MINMAX_ITEM		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_MINMAX_ITEM
+#define TLV_DB_MINMAX_MUTE_ITEM		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_MINMAX_MUTE_ITEM
+#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_MINMAX		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_MINMAX
+#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_MINMAX_MUTE	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_MINMAX_MUTE
+
+#define TLV_DB_LINEAR_ITEM		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_LINEAR_ITEM
+#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_LINEAR		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_LINEAR
+
+#define TLV_DB_RANGE_ITEM		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_RANGE_ITEM
+#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_RANGE		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_RANGE
+#define TLV_DB_RANGE_HEAD		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_RANGE_HEAD
+
+#define TLV_DB_GAIN_MUTE		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_GAIN_MUTE
+
 #endif /* __SOUND_TLV_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/tlv.h b/include/uapi/sound/tlv.h
index b741e0ef3643..f3c198f8bee7 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/tlv.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/tlv.h
@@ -36,41 +36,51 @@
  *        block_length = (length + (sizeof(unsigned int) - 1)) &
  *                       ~(sizeof(unsigned int) - 1)) ....
  */
-#define TLV_ITEM(type, ...) \
-	(type), TLV_LENGTH(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__
-#define TLV_LENGTH(...) \
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(type, ...) \
+	(type), SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_LENGTH(__VA_ARGS__), __VA_ARGS__
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_LENGTH(...) \
 	((unsigned int)sizeof((const unsigned int[]) { __VA_ARGS__ }))
 
-#define TLV_CONTAINER_ITEM(...) \
-	TLV_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_CONTAINER, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define DECLARE_TLV_CONTAINER(name, ...) \
-	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_CONTAINER_ITEM(__VA_ARGS__) }
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_CONTAINER_ITEM(...) \
+	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_CONTAINER, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_CONTAINER(name, ...) \
+	unsigned int name[] = { \
+		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_CONTAINER_ITEM(__VA_ARGS__) \
+	}
 
-#define TLV_DB_SCALE_MASK	0xffff
-#define TLV_DB_SCALE_MUTE	0x10000
-#define TLV_DB_SCALE_ITEM(min, step, mute)			\
-	TLV_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_SCALE,			\
-		 (min),					\
-		 ((step) & TLV_DB_SCALE_MASK) |		\
-			((mute) ? TLV_DB_SCALE_MUTE : 0))
-#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_SCALE(name, min, step, mute) \
-	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_DB_SCALE_ITEM(min, step, mute) }
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_MASK	0xffff
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_MUTE	0x10000
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_ITEM(min, step, mute) \
+	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_SCALE, \
+			    (min), \
+			    ((step) & SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_MASK) | \
+			     ((mute) ? SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_MUTE : 0))
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_SCALE(name, min, step, mute) \
+	unsigned int name[] = { \
+		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_SCALE_ITEM(min, step, mute) \
+	}
 
 /* dB scale specified with min/max values instead of step */
-#define TLV_DB_MINMAX_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB)			\
-	TLV_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX, (min_dB), (max_dB))
-#define TLV_DB_MINMAX_MUTE_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB)			\
-	TLV_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX_MUTE, (min_dB), (max_dB))
-#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_MINMAX(name, min_dB, max_dB) \
-	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_DB_MINMAX_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) }
-#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_MINMAX_MUTE(name, min_dB, max_dB) \
-	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_DB_MINMAX_MUTE_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) }
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_MINMAX_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) \
+	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX, (min_dB), (max_dB))
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_MINMAX_MUTE_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) \
+	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX_MUTE, (min_dB), (max_dB))
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_MINMAX(name, min_dB, max_dB) \
+	unsigned int name[] = { \
+		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_MINMAX_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) \
+	}
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_MINMAX_MUTE(name, min_dB, max_dB) \
+	unsigned int name[] = { \
+		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_MINMAX_MUTE_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) \
+	}
 
 /* linear volume between min_dB and max_dB (.01dB unit) */
-#define TLV_DB_LINEAR_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB)		    \
-	TLV_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_LINEAR, (min_dB), (max_dB))
-#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_LINEAR(name, min_dB, max_dB)	\
-	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_DB_LINEAR_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) }
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_LINEAR_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) \
+	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_LINEAR, (min_dB), (max_dB))
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_LINEAR(name, min_dB, max_dB) \
+	unsigned int name[] = { \
+		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_LINEAR_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) \
+	}
 
 /* dB range container:
  * Items in dB range container must be ordered by their values and by their
@@ -78,14 +88,16 @@
  * dB values (which is also required for all other mixer controls).
  */
 /* Each item is: <min> <max> <TLV> */
-#define TLV_DB_RANGE_ITEM(...) \
-	TLV_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_RANGE, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_RANGE(name, ...) \
-	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_DB_RANGE_ITEM(__VA_ARGS__) }
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_RANGE_ITEM(...) \
+	SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_ITEM(SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_RANGE, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DECLARE_DB_RANGE(name, ...) \
+	unsigned int name[] = { \
+		SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_RANGE_ITEM(__VA_ARGS__) \
+	}
 /* The below assumes that each item TLV is 4 words like DB_SCALE or LINEAR */
-#define TLV_DB_RANGE_HEAD(num)			\
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_RANGE_HEAD(num) \
 	SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_RANGE, 6 * (num) * sizeof(unsigned int)
 
-#define TLV_DB_GAIN_MUTE	-9999999
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVD_DB_GAIN_MUTE	-9999999
 
 #endif