diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_midi_event.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_midi_event.c
index cb38ff33f628..45ba6fc4646a 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_midi_event.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_midi_event.c
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ int snd_midi_event_encode_byte(struct snd_midi_event *dev, int c,
 		ev->flags |= SNDRV_SEQ_EVENT_LENGTH_FIXED;
 		if (status_event[dev->type].encode) /* set data values */
 			status_event[dev->type].encode(dev, ev);
+		if (dev->type >= ST_SPECIAL)
+			dev->type = ST_INVALID;
 		rc = 1;
 	} else 	if (dev->type == ST_SYSEX) {
 		if (c == MIDI_CMD_COMMON_SYSEX_END ||