diff --git a/include/sound/rawmidi.h b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
index 3b91ad5d5115..2dd096eea935 100644
--- a/include/sound/rawmidi.h
+++ b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct snd_rawmidi_runtime {
 	size_t xruns;		/* over/underruns counter */
 	/* misc */
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct mutex realloc_mutex;
 	wait_queue_head_t sleep;
 	/* event handler (new bytes, input only) */
 	void (*event)(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream);
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 16f8124b1150..514380104944 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_runtime_create(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	runtime->substream = substream;
 	spin_lock_init(&runtime->lock);
+	mutex_init(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&runtime->sleep);
 	INIT_WORK(&runtime->event_work, snd_rawmidi_input_event_work);
 	runtime->event = NULL;
@@ -636,8 +637,10 @@ int snd_rawmidi_output_params(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 			      struct snd_rawmidi_params * params)
 {
 	char *newbuf;
+	char *oldbuf;
 	struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (substream->append && substream->use_count > 1)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	snd_rawmidi_drain_output(substream);
@@ -648,13 +651,22 @@ int snd_rawmidi_output_params(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (params->buffer_size != runtime->buffer_size) {
-		newbuf = krealloc(runtime->buffer, params->buffer_size,
+		mutex_lock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
+		newbuf = __krealloc(runtime->buffer, params->buffer_size,
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!newbuf)
+		if (!newbuf) {
+			mutex_unlock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&runtime->lock, flags);
+		oldbuf = runtime->buffer;
 		runtime->buffer = newbuf;
 		runtime->buffer_size = params->buffer_size;
 		runtime->avail = runtime->buffer_size;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
+		if (oldbuf != newbuf)
+			kfree(oldbuf);
+		mutex_unlock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 	}
 	runtime->avail_min = params->avail_min;
 	substream->active_sensing = !params->no_active_sensing;
@@ -666,7 +678,9 @@ int snd_rawmidi_input_params(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 			     struct snd_rawmidi_params * params)
 {
 	char *newbuf;
+	char *oldbuf;
 	struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	snd_rawmidi_drain_input(substream);
 	if (params->buffer_size < 32 || params->buffer_size > 1024L * 1024L) {
@@ -676,12 +690,21 @@ int snd_rawmidi_input_params(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (params->buffer_size != runtime->buffer_size) {
-		newbuf = krealloc(runtime->buffer, params->buffer_size,
+		mutex_lock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
+		newbuf = __krealloc(runtime->buffer, params->buffer_size,
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!newbuf)
+		if (!newbuf) {
+			mutex_unlock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&runtime->lock, flags);
+		oldbuf = runtime->buffer;
 		runtime->buffer = newbuf;
 		runtime->buffer_size = params->buffer_size;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
+		if (oldbuf != newbuf)
+			kfree(oldbuf);
+		mutex_unlock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 	}
 	runtime->avail_min = params->avail_min;
 	return 0;
@@ -954,6 +977,8 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_read1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 	unsigned long appl_ptr;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&runtime->lock, flags);
+	if (userbuf)
+		mutex_lock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 	while (count > 0 && runtime->avail) {
 		count1 = runtime->buffer_size - runtime->appl_ptr;
 		if (count1 > count)
@@ -973,6 +998,7 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_read1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
 			if (copy_to_user(userbuf + result,
 					 runtime->buffer + appl_ptr, count1)) {
+				mutex_unlock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 				return result > 0 ? result : -EFAULT;
 			}
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&runtime->lock, flags);
@@ -981,6 +1007,8 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_read1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		count -= count1;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
+	if (userbuf)
+		mutex_unlock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -1245,10 +1273,14 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	result = 0;
+	if (userbuf)
+		mutex_lock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&runtime->lock, flags);
 	if (substream->append) {
 		if ((long)runtime->avail < count) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
+			if (userbuf)
+				mutex_unlock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1284,6 +1316,8 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
       __end:
 	count1 = runtime->avail < runtime->buffer_size;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
+	if (userbuf)
+		mutex_unlock(&runtime->realloc_mutex);
 	if (count1)
 		snd_rawmidi_output_trigger(substream, 1);
 	return result;