diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/emux.c b/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
index 450147b1abed..2a42d041e1da 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ static int sf_sample_free(void *private_data, struct snd_sf_sample *sp,
 static void sf_sample_reset(void *private_data)
 {
 	struct snd_emux *emu = private_data;
-	emu->ops.sample_reset(emu);
+
+	/* stop all voices that might refer to zones and samples to be freed */
+	if (emu->ops.sample_reset)
+		emu->ops.sample_reset(emu);
+	else
+		snd_emux_terminate_all(emu);
 }
 
 int snd_emux_register(struct snd_emux *emu, struct snd_card *card, int index, char *name)
@@ -95,8 +100,7 @@ int snd_emux_register(struct snd_emux *emu, struct snd_card *card, int index, ch
 	sf_cb.private_data = emu;
 	sf_cb.sample_new = sf_sample_new;
 	sf_cb.sample_free = sf_sample_free;
-	if (emu->ops.sample_reset)
-		sf_cb.sample_reset = sf_sample_reset;
+	sf_cb.sample_reset = sf_sample_reset;
 	emu->sflist = snd_sf_new(&sf_cb, emu->memhdr);
 	if (emu->sflist == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
index 039357d96e07..42d1f33fb2b5 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
@@ -443,6 +443,15 @@ remove_info(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, struct snd_soundfont *sf,
 	struct snd_sf_zone *prev, *next, *p;
 	int removed = 0;
 
+	/* stop voices before freeing the zones they might refer to */
+	for (p = sf->zones; p; p = p->next) {
+		if (!p->mapped && p->bank == bank && p->instr == instr) {
+			if (sflist->callback.sample_reset)
+				sflist->callback.sample_reset(sflist->callback.private_data);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	prev = NULL;
 	for (p = sf->zones; p; p = next) {
 		next = p->next;