diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index 49f6763c3250..31428cdc0f63 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -1169,8 +1169,7 @@ static __poll_t snd_seq_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 	if (snd_seq_file_flags(file) & SNDRV_SEQ_LFLG_OUTPUT) {
 
 		/* check if data is available in the pool */
-		if (!snd_seq_write_pool_allocated(client) ||
-		    snd_seq_pool_poll_wait(client->pool, file, wait))
+		if (snd_seq_pool_poll_wait(client->pool, file, wait))
 			mask |= EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM;
 	}
 
@@ -2584,8 +2583,6 @@ int snd_seq_kernel_client_write_poll(int clientid, struct file *file, poll_table
 	if (client == NULL)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	if (! snd_seq_write_pool_allocated(client))
-		return 1;
 	if (snd_seq_pool_poll_wait(client->pool, file, wait))
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.c
index b603bb93f896..692860deec0c 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_memory.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ int snd_seq_pool_poll_wait(struct snd_seq_pool *pool, struct file *file,
 			   poll_table *wait)
 {
 	poll_wait(file, &pool->output_sleep, wait);
+	guard(spinlock_irq)(&pool->lock);
 	return snd_seq_output_ok(pool);
 }