diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.c
index 76fb81077eef..122735862044 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.c
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ static int set_echo_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *rec, struct s
  */
 
 int
-snd_seq_oss_process_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *q, struct snd_seq_event *ev)
+snd_seq_oss_process_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *q,
+			  struct snd_seq_event *ev, snd_use_lock_t **lockp)
 {
+	*lockp = NULL;
 	switch (q->s.code) {
 	case SEQ_EXTENDED:
 		return extended_event(dp, q, ev);
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ snd_seq_oss_process_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *q, struct snd
 		if (snd_seq_oss_midi_open(dp, q->s.dev, SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_FILE_WRITE))
 			break;
 		if (snd_seq_oss_midi_filemode(dp, q->s.dev) & SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_FILE_WRITE)
-			return snd_seq_oss_midi_putc(dp, q->s.dev, q->s.parm1, ev);
+			return snd_seq_oss_midi_putc(dp, q->s.dev, q->s.parm1, ev, lockp);
 		break;
 
 	case SEQ_ECHO:
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.h b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.h
index b4f723949a17..a4524e51d0e9 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.h
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ union evrec {
 #define ev_is_long(ev) ((ev)->s.code >= 128)
 #define ev_length(ev) ((ev)->s.code >= 128 ? LONG_EVENT_SIZE : SHORT_EVENT_SIZE)
 
-int snd_seq_oss_process_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *q, struct snd_seq_event *ev);
+int snd_seq_oss_process_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *q,
+			      struct snd_seq_event *ev, snd_use_lock_t **lockp);
 int snd_seq_oss_process_timer_event(struct seq_oss_timer *rec, union evrec *q);
 int snd_seq_oss_event_input(struct snd_seq_event *ev, int direct, void *private_data, int atomic, int hop);
 
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_ioctl.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_ioctl.c
index ccf682689ec9..ce7a69d52b30 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_ioctl.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_ioctl.c
@@ -45,14 +45,17 @@ static int snd_seq_oss_oob_user(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, void __user *arg)
 {
 	unsigned char ev[8];
 	struct snd_seq_event tmpev;
+	snd_use_lock_t *lock = NULL;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(ev, arg, 8))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	memset(&tmpev, 0, sizeof(tmpev));
 	snd_seq_oss_fill_addr(dp, &tmpev, dp->addr.client, dp->addr.port);
 	tmpev.time.tick = 0;
-	if (! snd_seq_oss_process_event(dp, (union evrec *)ev, &tmpev)) {
+	if (!snd_seq_oss_process_event(dp, (union evrec *)ev, &tmpev, &lock)) {
 		snd_seq_oss_dispatch(dp, &tmpev, 0, 0);
+		if (lock)
+			snd_use_lock_free(lock);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
index b50a49ca42ff..70f94df65144 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@ send_midi_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, struct snd_seq_event *ev, struct seq
  *        non-zero : invalid - ignored
  */
 int
-snd_seq_oss_midi_putc(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, unsigned char c, struct snd_seq_event *ev)
+snd_seq_oss_midi_putc(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, unsigned char c,
+		      struct snd_seq_event *ev, snd_use_lock_t **lockp)
 {
 	struct seq_oss_midi *mdev __free(seq_oss_midi) =
 		get_mididev(dp, dev);
@@ -602,6 +603,9 @@ snd_seq_oss_midi_putc(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, unsigned char c, stru
 		return -ENODEV;
 	if (snd_midi_event_encode_byte(mdev->coder, c, ev)) {
 		snd_seq_oss_fill_addr(dp, ev, mdev->client, mdev->port);
+		/* the caller must release this later */
+		*lockp = &mdev->use_lock;
+		snd_use_lock_use(*lockp);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.h b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.h
index bcc1683773df..4819d4170bf6 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.h
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void snd_seq_oss_midi_open_all(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int file_mode);
 int snd_seq_oss_midi_close(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev);
 void snd_seq_oss_midi_reset(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev);
 int snd_seq_oss_midi_putc(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, unsigned char c,
-			  struct snd_seq_event *ev);
+			  struct snd_seq_event *ev, snd_use_lock_t **lockp);
 int snd_seq_oss_midi_input(struct snd_seq_event *ev, int direct, void *private);
 int snd_seq_oss_midi_filemode(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev);
 int snd_seq_oss_midi_make_info(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, struct midi_info *inf);
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
index 307ef98c44c7..111c792bc72c 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ insert_queue(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *rec, struct file *opt)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct snd_seq_event event;
+	snd_use_lock_t *lock = NULL;
 
 	/* if this is a timing event, process the current time */
 	if (snd_seq_oss_process_timer_event(dp->timer, rec))
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ insert_queue(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *rec, struct file *opt)
 	event.type = SNDRV_SEQ_EVENT_NOTEOFF;
 	snd_seq_oss_fill_addr(dp, &event, dp->addr.client, dp->addr.port);
 
-	if (snd_seq_oss_process_event(dp, rec, &event))
+	if (snd_seq_oss_process_event(dp, rec, &event, &lock))
 		return 0; /* invalid event - no need to insert queue */
 
 	event.time.tick = snd_seq_oss_timer_cur_tick(dp->timer);
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ insert_queue(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *rec, struct file *opt)
 	else
 		rc = snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(dp->cseq, &event, opt,
 						   !is_nonblock_mode(dp->file_mode));
+	if (lock)
+		snd_use_lock_free(lock);
 	return rc;
 }