diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_virmidi.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_virmidi.c
index 3da2d48610b3a..f71aedfb408cb 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_virmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_virmidi.c
@@ -254,9 +254,13 @@ static int snd_virmidi_output_open(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
  */
 static int snd_virmidi_input_close(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
 {
+	struct snd_virmidi_dev *rdev = substream->rmidi->private_data;
 	struct snd_virmidi *vmidi = substream->runtime->private_data;
-	snd_midi_event_free(vmidi->parser);
+
+	write_lock_irq(&rdev->filelist_lock);
 	list_del(&vmidi->list);
+	write_unlock_irq(&rdev->filelist_lock);
+	snd_midi_event_free(vmidi->parser);
 	substream->runtime->private_data = NULL;
 	kfree(vmidi);
 	return 0;