static int
 note_on_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, int ch, int note, int vel, struct snd_seq_event *ev)
 {
-       struct seq_oss_synthinfo *info = &dp->synths[dev];
+       struct seq_oss_synthinfo *info;
+
+       if (!snd_seq_oss_synth_is_valid(dp, dev))
+               return -ENXIO;
+
+       info = &dp->synths[dev];
        switch (info->arg.event_passing) {
        case SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_PROCESS_EVENTS:
                if (! info->ch || ch < 0 || ch >= info->nr_voices) {
 static int
 note_off_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, int ch, int note, int vel, struct snd_seq_event *ev)
 {
-       struct seq_oss_synthinfo *info = &dp->synths[dev];
+       struct seq_oss_synthinfo *info;
+
+       if (!snd_seq_oss_synth_is_valid(dp, dev))
+               return -ENXIO;
+
+       info = &dp->synths[dev];
        switch (info->arg.event_passing) {
        case SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_PROCESS_EVENTS:
                if (! info->ch || ch < 0 || ch >= info->nr_voices) {