diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index 8c4ee5066afe..6be548baa6df 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -537,6 +537,9 @@ static struct snd_seq_client *get_event_dest_client(struct snd_seq_event *event,
 		return NULL;
 	if (! dest->accept_input)
 		goto __not_avail;
+	if (snd_seq_ev_is_ump(event))
+		return dest; /* ok - no filter checks */
+
 	if ((dest->filter & SNDRV_SEQ_FILTER_USE_EVENT) &&
 	    ! test_bit(event->type, dest->event_filter))
 		goto __not_avail;