seq_midisynth_t *msynth = (seq_midisynth_t *) private_data;
        unsigned char msg[10];  /* buffer for constructing midi messages */
        snd_rawmidi_substream_t *substream;
-       int res;
+       int len;
 
        snd_assert(msynth != NULL, return -EINVAL);
        substream = msynth->output_rfile.output;
                        snd_printd("seq_midi: invalid sysex event flags = 0x%x\n", ev->flags);
                        return 0;
                }
-               res = snd_seq_dump_var_event(ev, (snd_seq_dump_func_t)dump_midi, substream);
+               snd_seq_dump_var_event(ev, (snd_seq_dump_func_t)dump_midi, substream);
                snd_midi_event_reset_decode(msynth->parser);
-               if (res < 0)
-                       return res;
        } else {
                if (msynth->parser == NULL)
                        return -EIO;
-               res = snd_midi_event_decode(msynth->parser, msg, sizeof(msg), ev);
-               if (res < 0)
-                       return res;
-               if ((res = dump_midi(substream, msg, res)) < 0) {
+               len = snd_midi_event_decode(msynth->parser, msg, sizeof(msg), ev);
+               if (len < 0)
+                       return 0;
+               if (dump_midi(substream, msg, len) < 0)
                        snd_midi_event_reset_decode(msynth->parser);
-                       return res;
-               }
        }
        return 0;
 }