diff --git a/include/sound/rawmidi.h b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
index a36b7227a15a..334842daa904 100644
--- a/include/sound/rawmidi.h
+++ b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct snd_rawmidi_runtime {
 	size_t avail_min;	/* min avail for wakeup */
 	size_t avail;		/* max used buffer for wakeup */
 	size_t xruns;		/* over/underruns counter */
+	int buffer_ref;		/* buffer reference count */
 	/* misc */
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	wait_queue_head_t sleep;
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 8a12a7538d63..94db4683cfaf 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ static void snd_rawmidi_input_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		runtime->event(runtime->substream);
 }
 
+/* buffer refcount management: call with runtime->lock held */
+static inline void snd_rawmidi_buffer_ref(struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime)
+{
+	runtime->buffer_ref++;
+}
+
+static inline void snd_rawmidi_buffer_unref(struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime)
+{
+	runtime->buffer_ref--;
+}
+
 static int snd_rawmidi_runtime_create(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime;
@@ -646,6 +657,11 @@ static int resize_runtime_buffer(struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime,
 		if (!newbuf)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		spin_lock_irq(&runtime->lock);
+		if (runtime->buffer_ref) {
+			spin_unlock_irq(&runtime->lock);
+			kvfree(newbuf);
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
 		oldbuf = runtime->buffer;
 		runtime->buffer = newbuf;
 		runtime->buffer_size = params->buffer_size;
@@ -945,8 +961,10 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_read1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 	long result = 0, count1;
 	struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	unsigned long appl_ptr;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&runtime->lock, flags);
+	snd_rawmidi_buffer_ref(runtime);
 	while (count > 0 && runtime->avail) {
 		count1 = runtime->buffer_size - runtime->appl_ptr;
 		if (count1 > count)
@@ -965,16 +983,19 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_read1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		if (userbuf) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
 			if (copy_to_user(userbuf + result,
-					 runtime->buffer + appl_ptr, count1)) {
-				return result > 0 ? result : -EFAULT;
-			}
+					 runtime->buffer + appl_ptr, count1))
+				err = -EFAULT;
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&runtime->lock, flags);
+			if (err)
+				goto out;
 		}
 		result += count1;
 		count -= count1;
 	}
+ out:
+	snd_rawmidi_buffer_unref(runtime);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
-	return result;
+	return result > 0 ? result : err;
 }
 
 long snd_rawmidi_kernel_read(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
@@ -1268,6 +1289,7 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 	}
+	snd_rawmidi_buffer_ref(runtime);
 	while (count > 0 && runtime->avail > 0) {
 		count1 = runtime->buffer_size - runtime->appl_ptr;
 		if (count1 > count)
@@ -1299,6 +1321,7 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 	}
       __end:
 	count1 = runtime->avail < runtime->buffer_size;
+	snd_rawmidi_buffer_unref(runtime);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
 	if (count1)
 		snd_rawmidi_output_trigger(substream, 1);