diff --git a/libs/midi++2/port.cc b/libs/midi++2/port.cc
index 673cc259aa..12fa2f0179 100644
--- a/libs/midi++2/port.cc
+++ b/libs/midi++2/port.cc
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ Port::create_port ()
 {
 	_jack_port = jack_port_register(_jack_client, _tagname.c_str(), JACK_DEFAULT_MIDI_TYPE, _flags, 0);
 	if (_jack_port) {
-		jack_midi_clear_buffer (jack_port_get_buffer (_jack_port, jack_get_buffer_size (_jack_client)));
+		// jack_midi_clear_buffer (jack_port_get_buffer (_jack_port, jack_get_buffer_size (_jack_client)));
 	}
 
 	return _jack_port == 0 ? -1 : 0;