diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_dummy.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_dummy.c
index af45f328ae99..8abe80985dad 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_dummy.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_dummy.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include "seq_clientmgr.h"
+#include "seq_memory.h"
 #include <sound/initval.h>
 #include <sound/asoundef.h>
 
@@ -81,19 +82,21 @@ dummy_input(struct snd_seq_event *ev, int direct, void *private_data,
 	    int atomic, int hop)
 {
 	struct snd_seq_dummy_port *p;
-	struct snd_seq_event tmpev;
+	union __snd_seq_event tmpev;
+	size_t size;
 
 	p = private_data;
 	if (ev->source.client == SNDRV_SEQ_CLIENT_SYSTEM ||
 	    ev->type == SNDRV_SEQ_EVENT_KERNEL_ERROR)
 		return 0; /* ignore system messages */
-	tmpev = *ev;
+	size = snd_seq_event_packet_size(ev);
+	memcpy(&tmpev, ev, size);
 	if (p->duplex)
-		tmpev.source.port = p->connect;
+		tmpev.legacy.source.port = p->connect;
 	else
-		tmpev.source.port = p->port;
-	tmpev.dest.client = SNDRV_SEQ_ADDRESS_SUBSCRIBERS;
-	return snd_seq_kernel_client_dispatch(p->client, &tmpev, atomic, hop);
+		tmpev.legacy.source.port = p->port;
+	tmpev.legacy.dest.client = SNDRV_SEQ_ADDRESS_SUBSCRIBERS;
+	return snd_seq_kernel_client_dispatch(p->client, &tmpev.legacy, atomic, hop);
 }
 
 /*