diff --git a/media/midi/midi_manager_alsa.cc b/media/midi/midi_manager_alsa.cc
index dc33c29c66c5e..d57784415fcca 100644
--- a/media/midi/midi_manager_alsa.cc
+++ b/media/midi/midi_manager_alsa.cc
@@ -244,10 +244,7 @@ void MidiManagerAlsa::StartInitialization() {
   }
 
   // Initialize decoder.
-  snd_midi_event_t* tmp_decoder = nullptr;
-  snd_midi_event_new(0, &tmp_decoder);
-  ScopedSndMidiEventPtr decoder(tmp_decoder);
-  tmp_decoder = nullptr;
+  ScopedSndMidiEventPtr decoder = CreateScopedSndMidiEventPtr(0);
   snd_midi_event_no_status(decoder.get(), 1);
 
   // Initialize udev and monitor.
@@ -856,11 +853,10 @@ std::string MidiManagerAlsa::AlsaCard::ExtractManufacturerString(
 void MidiManagerAlsa::SendMidiData(MidiManagerClient* client,
                                    uint32_t port_index,
                                    const std::vector<uint8_t>& data) {
-  snd_midi_event_t* encoder;
-  snd_midi_event_new(kSendBufferSize, &encoder);
+  ScopedSndMidiEventPtr encoder = CreateScopedSndMidiEventPtr(kSendBufferSize);
   for (const auto datum : data) {
     snd_seq_event_t event;
-    int result = snd_midi_event_encode_byte(encoder, datum, &event);
+    int result = snd_midi_event_encode_byte(encoder.get(), datum, &event);
     if (result == 1) {
       // Full event, send it.
       base::AutoLock lock(out_ports_lock_);
@@ -876,7 +872,6 @@ void MidiManagerAlsa::SendMidiData(MidiManagerClient* client,
       }
     }
   }
-  snd_midi_event_free(encoder);
 
   // Acknowledge send.
   AccumulateMidiBytesSent(client, data.size());
@@ -1389,6 +1384,13 @@ bool MidiManagerAlsa::Subscribe(uint32_t port_index,
   return true;
 }
 
+MidiManagerAlsa::ScopedSndMidiEventPtr
+MidiManagerAlsa::CreateScopedSndMidiEventPtr(size_t size) {
+  snd_midi_event_t* coder;
+  snd_midi_event_new(size, &coder);
+  return ScopedSndMidiEventPtr(coder);
+}
+
 #if !defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
 MidiManager* MidiManager::Create(MidiService* service) {
   return new MidiManagerAlsa(service);
diff --git a/media/midi/midi_manager_alsa.h b/media/midi/midi_manager_alsa.h
index c563584733fbf..c2e32807ffbd3 100644
--- a/media/midi/midi_manager_alsa.h
+++ b/media/midi/midi_manager_alsa.h
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ class MIDI_EXPORT MidiManagerAlsa final : public MidiManager {
   // Returns true if successful.
   bool Subscribe(uint32_t port_index, int client_id, int port_id);
 
+  // Allocates new snd_midi_event_t instance and wraps it to return as
+  // ScopedSndMidiEventPtr.
+  ScopedSndMidiEventPtr CreateScopedSndMidiEventPtr(size_t size);
+
   // Members initialized in the constructor are below.
   // Our copies of the internal state of the ports of seq and udev.
   AlsaSeqState alsa_seq_state_;