diff --git a/sndiod/file.c b/sndiod/file.c
index 255e822..9323367 100644
--- a/sndiod/file.c
+++ b/sndiod/file.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ file_new(struct fileops *ops, void *arg, char *name, unsigned int nfds)
 	}
 	f = xmalloc(sizeof(struct file));
 	f->max_nfds = nfds;
+	f->nfds = 0;
 	f->ops = ops;
 	f->arg = arg;
 	f->name = name;
diff --git a/sndiod/midi.c b/sndiod/midi.c
index cf7aa74..7c91ec9 100644
--- a/sndiod/midi.c
+++ b/sndiod/midi.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ midi_new(struct midiops *ops, void *arg, int mode)
 	ep->len = 0;
 	ep->idx = 0;
 	ep->st = 0;
+	ep->last_st = 0;
 	ep->txmask = 0;
 	ep->self = 1 << i;
 	ep->tickets = 0;
@@ -306,7 +307,18 @@ midi_in(struct midi *iep, unsigned char *idata, int icount)
 				iep->msg[iep->idx++] = c;
 				iep->ops->imsg(iep->arg, iep->msg, iep->idx);
 			}
-			iep->st = 0;
+
+			/*
+			 * There are bogus MIDI sources that keep
+			 * state across sysex; Linux virmidi ports fed
+			 * by the sequencer is an example. We
+			 * workaround this by saving the current
+			 * status and restoring it at the end of the
+			 * sysex.
+			 */
+			iep->st = iep->last_st;
+			if (iep->st)
+				iep->len = voice_len[(iep->st >> 4) & 7];
 			iep->idx = 0;
 		} else if (c >= 0xf0) {
 			iep->msg[0] = c;
@@ -316,7 +328,7 @@ midi_in(struct midi *iep, unsigned char *idata, int icount)
 		} else if (c >= 0x80) {
 			iep->msg[0] = c;
 			iep->len = voice_len[(c >> 4) & 7];
-			iep->st = c;
+			iep->last_st = iep->st = c;
 			iep->idx = 1;
 		} else if (iep->st) {
 			if (iep->idx == 0 && iep->st != SYSEX_START)
diff --git a/sndiod/midi.h b/sndiod/midi.h
index 9d7c9f5..e2ce168 100644
--- a/sndiod/midi.h
+++ b/sndiod/midi.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct midi {
 #define MIDI_MSGMAX	16		/* max size of MIDI msg */
 	unsigned char msg[MIDI_MSGMAX];	/* parsed input message */
 	unsigned int st;		/* input MIDI running status */
+	unsigned int last_st;		/* backup of st during sysex */
 	unsigned int used;		/* bytes used in ``msg'' */
 	unsigned int idx;		/* current ``msg'' size */
 	unsigned int len;		/* expected ``msg'' length */