diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index 08865dcbf5f192985d8557c0bf07b2c6b476c474..d449dde1bf50d5f27b9eeaeebdeaa91d38f9b107 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -1909,6 +1909,7 @@ static int snd_seq_ioctl_set_client_pool(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 	     info.output_pool != client->pool->size)) {
 		if (snd_seq_write_pool_allocated(client)) {
 			/* remove all existing cells */
+			snd_seq_pool_mark_closing(client->pool);
 			snd_seq_queue_client_leave_cells(client->number);
 			snd_seq_pool_done(client->pool);
 		}
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_fifo.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_fifo.c
index 118481839d46360b9c4256430b83aeae2ea3852e..fc2c55b18f49e26882d18f3cde80a0ed6bc8e302 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_fifo.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_fifo.c
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ void snd_seq_fifo_delete(struct snd_seq_fifo **fifo)
 		return;
 	*fifo = NULL;
 
+	if (f->pool)
+		snd_seq_pool_mark_closing(f->pool);
+
 	snd_seq_fifo_clear(f);
 
 	/* wake up clients if any */
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.c
index 9f20d3c24d76a75c6fe467f075e72881e8e7263b..6fc211dcb3424f79b231d690a56b54c9e0f9b118 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.c
@@ -416,6 +416,18 @@ int snd_seq_pool_init(struct snd_seq_pool *pool)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* refuse the further insertion to the pool */
+void snd_seq_pool_mark_closing(struct snd_seq_pool *pool)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!pool))
+		return;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&pool->lock, flags);
+	pool->closing = 1;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
+}
+
 /* remove events */
 int snd_seq_pool_done(struct snd_seq_pool *pool)
 {
@@ -426,10 +438,6 @@ int snd_seq_pool_done(struct snd_seq_pool *pool)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* wait for closing all threads */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pool->lock, flags);
-	pool->closing = 1;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
-
 	if (waitqueue_active(&pool->output_sleep))
 		wake_up(&pool->output_sleep);
 
@@ -488,6 +496,7 @@ int snd_seq_pool_delete(struct snd_seq_pool **ppool)
 	*ppool = NULL;
 	if (pool == NULL)
 		return 0;
+	snd_seq_pool_mark_closing(pool);
 	snd_seq_pool_done(pool);
 	kfree(pool);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.h b/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.h
index 4a2ec779b8a701b1aba2402e9de583878f7a39ca..32f959c17786d9ac8c071ba0e6fd070dc06da78b 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.h
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static inline int snd_seq_total_cells(struct snd_seq_pool *pool)
 int snd_seq_pool_init(struct snd_seq_pool *pool);
 
 /* done pool - free events */
+void snd_seq_pool_mark_closing(struct snd_seq_pool *pool);
 int snd_seq_pool_done(struct snd_seq_pool *pool);
 
 /* create pool */