diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index 9ca5e647e54bf80a7a68552b0ade15ae4f5599cb..225c73152ee9e5896c06a3b7f1fbb16095bb5bd2 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static int deliver_to_subscribers(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 				  int atomic, int hop)
 {
 	struct snd_seq_subscribers *subs;
-	int err = 0, num_ev = 0;
+	int err, result = 0, num_ev = 0;
 	struct snd_seq_event event_saved;
 	struct snd_seq_client_port *src_port;
 	struct snd_seq_port_subs_info *grp;
@@ -685,8 +685,12 @@ static int deliver_to_subscribers(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 						  subs->info.flags & SNDRV_SEQ_PORT_SUBS_TIME_REAL);
 		err = snd_seq_deliver_single_event(client, event,
 						   0, atomic, hop);
-		if (err < 0)
-			break;
+		if (err < 0) {
+			/* save first error that occurs and continue */
+			if (!result)
+				result = err;
+			continue;
+		}
 		num_ev++;
 		/* restore original event record */
 		*event = event_saved;
@@ -697,7 +701,7 @@ static int deliver_to_subscribers(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 		up_read(&grp->list_mutex);
 	*event = event_saved; /* restore */
 	snd_seq_port_unlock(src_port);
-	return (err < 0) ? err : num_ev;
+	return (result < 0) ? result : num_ev;
 }
 
 
@@ -709,7 +713,7 @@ static int port_broadcast_event(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 				struct snd_seq_event *event,
 				int atomic, int hop)
 {
-	int num_ev = 0, err = 0;
+	int num_ev = 0, err, result = 0;
 	struct snd_seq_client *dest_client;
 	struct snd_seq_client_port *port;
 
@@ -724,14 +728,18 @@ static int port_broadcast_event(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 		err = snd_seq_deliver_single_event(NULL, event,
 						   SNDRV_SEQ_FILTER_BROADCAST,
 						   atomic, hop);
-		if (err < 0)
-			break;
+		if (err < 0) {
+			/* save first error that occurs and continue */
+			if (!result)
+				result = err;
+			continue;
+		}
 		num_ev++;
 	}
 	read_unlock(&dest_client->ports_lock);
 	snd_seq_client_unlock(dest_client);
 	event->dest.port = SNDRV_SEQ_ADDRESS_BROADCAST; /* restore */
-	return (err < 0) ? err : num_ev;
+	return (result < 0) ? result : num_ev;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -741,7 +749,7 @@ static int port_broadcast_event(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 static int broadcast_event(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 			   struct snd_seq_event *event, int atomic, int hop)
 {
-	int err = 0, num_ev = 0;
+	int err, result = 0, num_ev = 0;
 	int dest;
 	struct snd_seq_addr addr;
 
@@ -760,12 +768,16 @@ static int broadcast_event(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 			err = snd_seq_deliver_single_event(NULL, event,
 							   SNDRV_SEQ_FILTER_BROADCAST,
 							   atomic, hop);
-		if (err < 0)
-			break;
+		if (err < 0) {
+			/* save first error that occurs and continue */
+			if (!result)
+				result = err;
+			continue;
+		}
 		num_ev += err;
 	}
 	event->dest = addr; /* restore */
-	return (err < 0) ? err : num_ev;
+	return (result < 0) ? result : num_ev;
 }