diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
index a88c235b2ea3..2ddfe2226651 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ send_midi_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, struct snd_seq_event *ev, struct seq
 		len = snd_seq_oss_timer_start(dp->timer);
 	if (ev->type == SNDRV_SEQ_EVENT_SYSEX) {
 		snd_seq_oss_readq_sysex(dp->readq, mdev->seq_device, ev);
+		snd_midi_event_reset_decode(mdev->coder);
 	} else {
 		len = snd_midi_event_decode(mdev->coder, msg, sizeof(msg), ev);
 		if (len > 0)