diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index 073b56dc2225..cb66ec42a3f8 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -678,12 +678,18 @@ static int snd_seq_deliver_single_event(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 					  dest_port->time_real);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SEQ_UMP)
-	if (!(dest->filter & SNDRV_SEQ_FILTER_NO_CONVERT)) {
-		if (snd_seq_ev_is_ump(event)) {
+	if (snd_seq_ev_is_ump(event)) {
+		if (!(dest->filter & SNDRV_SEQ_FILTER_NO_CONVERT)) {
 			result = snd_seq_deliver_from_ump(client, dest, dest_port,
 							  event, atomic, hop);
 			goto __skip;
-		} else if (snd_seq_client_is_ump(dest)) {
+		} else if (dest->type == USER_CLIENT &&
+			   !snd_seq_client_is_ump(dest)) {
+			result = 0; // drop the event
+			goto __skip;
+		}
+	} else if (snd_seq_client_is_ump(dest)) {
+		if (!(dest->filter & SNDRV_SEQ_FILTER_NO_CONVERT)) {
 			result = snd_seq_deliver_to_ump(client, dest, dest_port,
 							event, atomic, hop);
 			goto __skip;