diff --git a/include/sound/rawmidi.h b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
index 6665cb29e1a238af24b7dcb4df543c147cbad742..3b5a061132b6760c4cda087d67731b1231335900 100644
--- a/include/sound/rawmidi.h
+++ b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ int __snd_rawmidi_transmit_peek(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 			      unsigned char *buffer, int count);
 int __snd_rawmidi_transmit_ack(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 			       int count);
+int snd_rawmidi_proceed(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream);
 
 /* main midi functions */
 
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 08d5662039e38123e349bc5352c2b674280048f3..ee601d7f092694aecd7e853845b4e3f73cd0f261 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -1236,6 +1236,28 @@ int snd_rawmidi_transmit(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_rawmidi_transmit);
 
+/**
+ * snd_rawmidi_proceed - Discard the all pending bytes and proceed
+ * @substream: rawmidi substream
+ *
+ * Return: the number of discarded bytes
+ */
+int snd_rawmidi_proceed(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&runtime->lock, flags);
+	if (runtime->avail < runtime->buffer_size) {
+		count = runtime->buffer_size - runtime->avail;
+		__snd_rawmidi_transmit_ack(substream, count);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&runtime->lock, flags);
+	return count;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_rawmidi_proceed);
+
 static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 				      const unsigned char __user *userbuf,
 				      const unsigned char *kernelbuf,
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_virmidi.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_virmidi.c
index cb988efd1ed0d666494f76f23797fbde6a7e833e..e5a40795914a66acd9ca1d6bb1c2aedaafb4321d 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_virmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_virmidi.c
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ static void snd_vmidi_output_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* discard the outputs in dispatch mode unless subscribed */
 	if (vmidi->seq_mode == SNDRV_VIRMIDI_SEQ_DISPATCH &&
 	    !(vmidi->rdev->flags & SNDRV_VIRMIDI_SUBSCRIBE)) {
-		char buf[32];
-		while (snd_rawmidi_transmit(substream, buf, sizeof(buf)) > 0)
-			; /* ignored */
+		snd_rawmidi_proceed(substream);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/usb/midi.c b/sound/usb/midi.c
index dcfc546d81b924f455172e32557db3140880d5e1..b737f0ec77d090bf4abc5f87e388941912b3deb6 100644
--- a/sound/usb/midi.c
+++ b/sound/usb/midi.c
@@ -1175,8 +1175,7 @@ static void snd_usbmidi_output_trigger(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		if (port->ep->umidi->disconnected) {
 			/* gobble up remaining bytes to prevent wait in
 			 * snd_rawmidi_drain_output */
-			while (!snd_rawmidi_transmit_empty(substream))
-				snd_rawmidi_transmit_ack(substream, 1);
+			snd_rawmidi_proceed(substream);
 			return;
 		}
 		tasklet_schedule(&port->ep->tasklet);