diff --git a/libsndio/aucat.c b/libsndio/aucat.c
index 3164f53..35ce8f6 100644
--- a/libsndio/aucat.c
+++ b/libsndio/aucat.c
@@ -486,8 +486,7 @@ aucat_open(struct aucat *hdl, const char *str, unsigned int mode,
 		DPRINTF("%s: junk at end of dev name\n", p);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (type)
-		devnum += 16; /* XXX */
+	devnum += type * 16; /* XXX */
 	DPRINTF("aucat_open: host=%s unit=%u devnum=%u opt=%s\n",
 	    host, unit, devnum, opt);
 	if (host[0] != '\0') {
diff --git a/libsndio/mio.c b/libsndio/mio.c
index 09377b7..d88b898 100644
--- a/libsndio/mio.c
+++ b/libsndio/mio.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ mio_open(const char *str, unsigned int mode, int nbio)
 		return mio_aucat_open(p, mode, nbio, 0);
 	if ((p = sndio_parsetype(str, "midithru")) != NULL)
 		return mio_aucat_open(p, mode, nbio, 1);
+	if ((p = sndio_parsetype(str, "midi")) != NULL)
+		return mio_aucat_open(p, mode, nbio, 2);
 #if defined(USE_RMIDI) || defined(USE_ALSA)
 	if ((p = sndio_parsetype(str, "rmidi")) != NULL) {
 #if defined(USE_SUN)
diff --git a/libsndio/sndio.7 b/libsndio/sndio.7
index e20ba12..3447c1b 100644
--- a/libsndio/sndio.7
+++ b/libsndio/sndio.7
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ Audio device exposed by
 .It Pa midithru
 MIDI thru box created with
 .Xr sndiod 1 .
+.It Pa midi
+MIDI port exposed by
+.Xr sndiod 1 .
 .It Pa default
 Any audio device or MIDI port.
 .El