diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_midi_event.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_midi_event.c
index a15f5e6..4641677 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_midi_event.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_midi_event.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 		ev->type = status_event[ST_SPECIAL + c - 0xf0].event;
 		ev->flags &= ~SNDRV_SEQ_EVENT_LENGTH_MASK;
 		ev->flags |= SNDRV_SEQ_EVENT_LENGTH_FIXED;
-		return 1;
+		return ev->type != SNDRV_SEQ_EVENT_NONE;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, flags);