diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c
index da8d358958f1..31ab4681c601 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c
@@ -144,18 +144,21 @@ int snd_seq_create_port(struct snd_seq_client *client, int port,
 	num = max(port, 0);
 	guard(mutex)(&client->ports_mutex);
 	guard(write_lock_irq)(&client->ports_lock);
+	struct list_head *insert_before = &client->ports_list_head;
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &client->ports_list_head, list) {
 		if (p->addr.port == port) {
 			kfree(new_port);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
-		if (p->addr.port > num)
+		if (p->addr.port > num) {
+			insert_before = &p->list;
 			break;
+		}
 		if (port < 0) /* auto-probe mode */
 			num = p->addr.port + 1;
 	}
 	/* insert the new port */
-	list_add_tail(&new_port->list, &p->list);
+	list_add_tail(&new_port->list, insert_before);
 	client->num_ports++;
 	new_port->addr.port = num;	/* store the port number in the port */
 	sprintf(new_port->name, "port-%d", num);