diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_fifo.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_fifo.c
index 559989992bef..53a403e17c5b 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_fifo.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_fifo.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int snd_seq_fifo_event_in(struct snd_seq_fifo *f,
 	snd_use_lock_use(&f->use_lock);
 	err = snd_seq_event_dup(f->pool, event, &cell, 1, NULL); /* always non-blocking */
 	if (err < 0) {
-		if (err == -ENOMEM)
+		if ((err == -ENOMEM) || (err == -EAGAIN))
 			atomic_inc(&f->overflow);
 		snd_use_lock_free(&f->use_lock);
 		return err;