--- ./src/control/control.c.old	Sun May 18 16:53:36 2003
+++ ./src/control/control.c	Sun May 18 16:55:59 2003
@@ -1699,10 +1699,10 @@
 	assert(obj);
 	if (obj->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_DINDIRECT)
 		return 0;			/* FIXME: implement indirect access as well */
-	for (i = 3; i >= 0; i++)
-		if (obj->dimen.d[0])
-			break;
-	return i >= 0 ? i + 1 : 0;
+	for (i = 3; i >= 0; i--)
+		if (obj->dimen.d[i])
+			return(i+1);
+	return 0;
 }
 use_default_symbol_version(__snd_ctl_elem_info_get_dimensions, snd_ctl_elem_info_get_dimensions, ALSA_0.9.3);