--- TiMidity++-2.13.2/interface/alsaseq_c.c.orig	2010-12-16 13:26:54.000000000 +0100
+++ TiMidity++-2.13.2/interface/alsaseq_c.c	2010-12-16 14:15:24.486618509 +0100
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@
 
 static void doit(struct seq_context *ctxp)
 {
+	fd_set rfds;
+	struct timeval timeout;
 	for (;;) {
 		while (snd_seq_event_input_pending(ctxp->handle, 1)) {
 			if (do_sequencer(ctxp))
@@ -532,15 +534,17 @@
 			play_event(&ev);
 			aq_fill_nonblocking();
 		}
-		if (! ctxp->active || ! IS_STREAM_TRACE) {
-			fd_set rfds;
-			struct timeval timeout;
-			FD_ZERO(&rfds);
-			FD_SET(ctxp->fd, &rfds);
+		
+		FD_ZERO(&rfds);
+		FD_SET(ctxp->fd, &rfds);
+		if (ctxp->active) {
 			timeout.tv_sec = 0;
 			timeout.tv_usec = 10000; /* 10ms */
 			if (select(ctxp->fd + 1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &timeout) < 0)
 				goto __done;
+		} else {
+			if (select(ctxp->fd + 1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, NULL) < 0)
+				goto __done;
 		}
 	}