--- alsa-kernel/core/seq/seq_midi.c.old	Wed Feb 19 23:23:50 2003
+++ alsa-kernel/core/seq/seq_midi.c	Thu Feb 20 00:20:09 2003
@@ -329,7 +329,10 @@
 		memset(&inf,0,sizeof(snd_seq_client_info_t));
 		inf.client = client->seq_client;
 		inf.type = KERNEL_CLIENT;
-		sprintf(inf.name, "External MIDI %i", card->number);
+		if (info.name[0])
+			strncpy(inf.name, info.name, sizeof(inf.name) - 1);
+		else
+			sprintf(inf.name, "External MIDI %i", card->number);
 		snd_seq_kernel_client_ctl(client->seq_client, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_INFO, &inf);
 	}