1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 8a2bdfae63e3..269c467ca9bb 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
                         kctl = snd_ctl_file(list);
                         if (kctl->pid == current->pid) {
                                 subdevice = kctl->prefer_rawmidi_subdevice;
-                                break;
+                                if (subdevice != -1)
+                                        break;
                         }
                 }
                 up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);