diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_ring_buffer.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_ring_buffer.cc
index 658583322e..c2e040d947 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_ring_buffer.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_ring_buffer.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ MidiRingBuffer<T>::skip_to(framepos_t start)
 
 		++count;
 
-		if (ev_size < 8) {
+		if (ev_size >= 8) {
 			this->increment_read_ptr (ev_size);
 		} else {
 			// we only track note on/off, 8 bytes are plenty.