diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 473247c..c0adc14 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 		return err;
 	substream->opened = 1;
 	if (substream->use_count++ == 0)
-		substream->active_sensing = 1;
+		substream->active_sensing = 0;
 	if (mode & SNDRV_RAWMIDI_LFLG_APPEND)
 		substream->append = 1;
 	rmidi->streams[substream->stream].substream_opened++;