diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
index 111c792bc72c..b7147ac78ee8 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ snd_seq_oss_read(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, char __user *buf, int count)
 			break;
 		}
 		ev_len = ev_length(&rec);
-		if (ev_len < count) {
+		if (count < ev_len) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
 			snd_seq_oss_readq_unlock(readq, flags);
 			break;
 		}