diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
index 4cd7211ccf48..419288eec4bb 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
@@ -61,12 +61,23 @@ struct snd_seq_timer *snd_seq_timer_new(void)
 void snd_seq_timer_delete(struct snd_seq_timer **tmr)
 {
 	struct snd_seq_timer *t = *tmr;
-	*tmr = NULL;
+	struct snd_timer_instance *ti;
 
 	if (t == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("ALSA: seq: snd_seq_timer_delete() called with NULL timer\n");
 		return;
 	}
+
+	scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &t->lock) {
+		ti = t->timeri;
+		t->timeri = NULL;
+	}
+	if (ti) {
+		snd_timer_close(ti);
+		snd_timer_instance_free(ti);
+	}
+
+	*tmr = NULL;
 	t->running = 0;
 
 	/* reset time */