diff --git a/src/rawmidi/rawmidi.c b/src/rawmidi/rawmidi.c
index f50cc053..226e65c5 100644
--- a/src/rawmidi/rawmidi.c
+++ b/src/rawmidi/rawmidi.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_params_default(snd_rawmidi_t *rawmidi, snd_rawmidi_params
 	assert(params);
 	params->buffer_size = page_size();
 	params->avail_min = 1;
-	params->no_active_sensing = 0;
+	params->no_active_sensing = 1;
 	return 0;
 }