diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/driver.c b/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
index 59faa5a9a714..b41373413224 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ static void line6_data_received(struct urb *urb)
 		for (;;) {
 			done =
 				line6_midibuf_read(mb, line6->buffer_message,
-						LINE6_MIDI_MESSAGE_MAXLEN);
+						LINE6_MIDI_MESSAGE_MAXLEN,
+					       	LINE6_MIDIBUF_READ_RX);
 
 			if (done <= 0)
 				break;
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/midi.c b/sound/usb/line6/midi.c
index ba0e2b7e8fe1..d52355de2bbc 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/midi.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/midi.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ static void line6_midi_transmit(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
 
 	for (;;) {
 		done = line6_midibuf_read(mb, chunk,
-					  LINE6_FALLBACK_MAXPACKETSIZE);
+					  LINE6_FALLBACK_MAXPACKETSIZE,
+					  LINE6_MIDIBUF_READ_TX);
 
 		if (done == 0)
 			break;
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.c b/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.c
index 6a70463f82c4..e7f830f7526c 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "midibuf.h"
 
+
 static int midibuf_message_length(unsigned char code)
 {
 	int message_length;
@@ -20,12 +21,7 @@ static int midibuf_message_length(unsigned char code)
 
 		message_length = length[(code >> 4) - 8];
 	} else {
-		/*
-		   Note that according to the MIDI specification 0xf2 is
-		   the "Song Position Pointer", but this is used by Line 6
-		   to send sysex messages to the host.
-		 */
-		static const int length[] = { -1, 2, -1, 2, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+		static const int length[] = { -1, 2, 2, 2, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
 			1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1
 		};
 		message_length = length[code & 0x0f];
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ int line6_midibuf_write(struct midi_buffer *this, unsigned char *data,
 }
 
 int line6_midibuf_read(struct midi_buffer *this, unsigned char *data,
-		       int length)
+		       int length, int read_type)
 {
 	int bytes_used;
 	int length1, length2;
@@ -148,9 +144,22 @@ int line6_midibuf_read(struct midi_buffer *this, unsigned char *data,
 
 	length1 = this->size - this->pos_read;
 
-	/* check MIDI command length */
 	command = this->buf[this->pos_read];
+	/*
+	   PODxt always has status byte lower nibble set to 0010,
+	   when it means to send 0000, so we correct if here so
+	   that control/program changes come on channel 1 and
+	   sysex message status byte is correct
+	 */
+	if (read_type == LINE6_MIDIBUF_READ_RX) {
+		if (command == 0xb2 || command == 0xc2 || command == 0xf2) {
+			unsigned char fixed = command & 0xf0;
+			this->buf[this->pos_read] = fixed;
+			command = fixed;
+		}
+	}
 
+	/* check MIDI command length */
 	if (command & 0x80) {
 		midi_length = midibuf_message_length(command);
 		this->command_prev = command;
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.h b/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.h
index 124a8f9f7e96..542e8d836f87 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.h
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/midibuf.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #ifndef MIDIBUF_H
 #define MIDIBUF_H
 
+#define LINE6_MIDIBUF_READ_TX 0
+#define LINE6_MIDIBUF_READ_RX 1
+
 struct midi_buffer {
 	unsigned char *buf;
 	int size;
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ extern void line6_midibuf_destroy(struct midi_buffer *mb);
 extern int line6_midibuf_ignore(struct midi_buffer *mb, int length);
 extern int line6_midibuf_init(struct midi_buffer *mb, int size, int split);
 extern int line6_midibuf_read(struct midi_buffer *mb, unsigned char *data,
-			      int length);
+			      int length, int read_type);
 extern void line6_midibuf_reset(struct midi_buffer *mb);
 extern int line6_midibuf_write(struct midi_buffer *mb, unsigned char *data,
 			       int length);
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/pod.c b/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
index cd41aa7f0385..d173971e5f02 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ static struct line6_pcm_properties pod_pcm_properties = {
 	.bytes_per_channel = 3 /* SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_3LE */
 };
 
+
 static const char pod_version_header[] = {
-	0xf2, 0x7e, 0x7f, 0x06, 0x02
+	0xf0, 0x7e, 0x7f, 0x06, 0x02
 };
 
 static char *pod_alloc_sysex_buffer(struct usb_line6_pod *pod, int code,
