diff --git a/dlls/winealsa.drv/midi.c b/dlls/winealsa.drv/midi.c
index 11b0f30a11e..748fa79980f 100644
--- a/dlls/winealsa.drv/midi.c
+++ b/dlls/winealsa.drv/midi.c
@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ static DWORD WINAPI midRecThread(LPVOID arg)
 				 * to handle the case where ALSA split the sysex into several events */
 				if ((lpMidiHdr->dwBytesRecorded == lpMidiHdr->dwBufferLength) ||
 				    (*(BYTE*)(lpMidiHdr->lpData + lpMidiHdr->dwBytesRecorded - 1) == 0xF7)) {
+				    MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = lpMidiHdr->lpNext;
 				    lpMidiHdr->dwFlags &= ~MHDR_INQUEUE;
 				    lpMidiHdr->dwFlags |= MHDR_DONE;
-                                    MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = lpMidiHdr->lpNext;
 				    MIDI_NotifyClient(wDevID, MIM_LONGDATA, (DWORD_PTR)lpMidiHdr, dwTime);
 				}
 			    } else {
@@ -478,6 +478,16 @@ static DWORD midOpen(WORD wDevID, LPMIDIOPENDESC lpDesc, DWORD dwFlags)
 	return MMSYSERR_ERROR;
     }
 
+    MidiInDev[wDevID].wFlags = HIWORD(dwFlags & CALLBACK_TYPEMASK);
+
+    MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = NULL;
+    MidiInDev[wDevID].dwTotalPlayed = 0;
+    MidiInDev[wDevID].bufsize = 0x3FFF;
+    MidiInDev[wDevID].midiDesc = *lpDesc;
+    MidiInDev[wDevID].state = 0;
+    MidiInDev[wDevID].incLen = 0;
+    MidiInDev[wDevID].startTime = 0;
+
     /* Connect our app port to the device port */
     if (snd_seq_connect_from(midiSeq, port_in, MidiInDev[wDevID].addr.client, MidiInDev[wDevID].addr.port) < 0)
 	return MMSYSERR_NOTENABLED;
@@ -497,16 +507,6 @@ static DWORD midOpen(WORD wDevID, LPMIDIOPENDESC lpDesc, DWORD dwFlags)
 	TRACE("Created thread for midi-in\n");
     }
 
-    MidiInDev[wDevID].wFlags = HIWORD(dwFlags & CALLBACK_TYPEMASK);
-
-    MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = NULL;
-    MidiInDev[wDevID].dwTotalPlayed = 0;
-    MidiInDev[wDevID].bufsize = 0x3FFF;
-    MidiInDev[wDevID].midiDesc = *lpDesc;
-    MidiInDev[wDevID].state = 0;
-    MidiInDev[wDevID].incLen = 0;
-    MidiInDev[wDevID].startTime = 0;
-
     MIDI_NotifyClient(wDevID, MIM_OPEN, 0L, 0L);
     return MMSYSERR_NOERROR;
 }
@@ -644,12 +644,11 @@ static DWORD midReset(WORD wDevID)
 
     EnterCriticalSection(&crit_sect);
     while (MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr) {
-	MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr->dwFlags &= ~MHDR_INQUEUE;
-	MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr->dwFlags |= MHDR_DONE;
-	/* FIXME: when called from 16 bit, lpQueueHdr needs to be a segmented ptr */
-	MIDI_NotifyClient(wDevID, MIM_LONGDATA,
-			  (DWORD_PTR)MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr, dwTime);
-        MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr->lpNext;
+	LPMIDIHDR lpMidiHdr = MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr;
+	MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = lpMidiHdr->lpNext;
+	lpMidiHdr->dwFlags &= ~MHDR_INQUEUE;
+	lpMidiHdr->dwFlags |= MHDR_DONE;
+	MIDI_NotifyClient(wDevID, MIM_LONGDATA, (DWORD_PTR)lpMidiHdr, dwTime);
     }
     LeaveCriticalSection(&crit_sect);
 
@@ -726,10 +725,6 @@ static DWORD modOpen(WORD wDevID, LPMIDIOPENDESC lpDesc, DWORD dwFlags)
 	WARN("bad dwFlags\n");
 	return MMSYSERR_INVALFLAG;
     }
-    if (!MidiOutDev[wDevID].bEnabled) {
-	TRACE("disabled wDevID\n");
-	return MMSYSERR_NOTENABLED;
-    }
 
     MidiOutDev[wDevID].lpExtra = 0;
 
diff --git a/dlls/wineoss.drv/midi.c b/dlls/wineoss.drv/midi.c
index 2b3d4333a8a..bd013e1ef5d 100644
--- a/dlls/wineoss.drv/midi.c
+++ b/dlls/wineoss.drv/midi.c
@@ -563,9 +563,9 @@ static void midReceiveChar(WORD wDevID, unsigned char value, DWORD dwTime)
 	}
 	if (sbfb && lpMidiHdr != NULL) {
 	    lpMidiHdr = MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr;
+	    MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = lpMidiHdr->lpNext;
 	    lpMidiHdr->dwFlags &= ~MHDR_INQUEUE;
 	    lpMidiHdr->dwFlags |= MHDR_DONE;
-	    MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = lpMidiHdr->lpNext;
 	    MIDI_NotifyClient(wDevID, MIM_LONGDATA, (DWORD_PTR)lpMidiHdr, dwTime);
 	}
 	LeaveCriticalSection(&crit_sect);
@@ -906,12 +906,11 @@ static DWORD midReset(WORD wDevID)
 
     EnterCriticalSection(&crit_sect);
     while (MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr) {
-	MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr->dwFlags &= ~MHDR_INQUEUE;
-	MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr->dwFlags |= MHDR_DONE;
-	/* FIXME: when called from 16 bit, lpQueueHdr needs to be a segmented ptr */
-	MIDI_NotifyClient(wDevID, MIM_LONGDATA,
-			  (DWORD_PTR)MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr, dwTime);
-	MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr->lpNext;
+	LPMIDIHDR lpMidiHdr = MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr;
+	MidiInDev[wDevID].lpQueueHdr = lpMidiHdr->lpNext;
+	lpMidiHdr->dwFlags &= ~MHDR_INQUEUE;
+	lpMidiHdr->dwFlags |= MHDR_DONE;
+	MIDI_NotifyClient(wDevID, MIM_LONGDATA, (DWORD_PTR)lpMidiHdr, dwTime);
     }
     LeaveCriticalSection(&crit_sect);
 
@@ -1102,10 +1101,6 @@ static DWORD modOpen(WORD wDevID, LPMIDIOPENDESC lpDesc, DWORD dwFlags)
 	WARN("bad dwFlags\n");
 	return MMSYSERR_INVALFLAG;
     }
-    if (!MidiOutDev[wDevID].bEnabled) {
-	TRACE("disabled wDevID\n");
-	return MMSYSERR_NOTENABLED;
-    }
 
     MidiOutDev[wDevID].lpExtra = 0;