diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4df291e..79373e61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
   at configure-time. This can make it a bit easier to diagnose Wine-related
   compilation issues.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Prevent _Native Instruments' FM7_ from crashing when processing MIDI. As a
+  fix, MIDI events are now deallocated later then when they normally would have
+  to be.
+
 ## [3.1.0] - 2021-04-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
index c660098c..1c47ca82 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ Vst2Bridge::Vst2Bridge(MainContext& main_context,
                         }},
                     request.buffers);
 
-                next_audio_buffer_midi_events.clear();
+                // See the docstrong on `should_clear_midi_events` for why we
+                // don't just clear `next_buffer_midi_events` here
+                should_clear_midi_events = true;
             });
     });
 }
@@ -303,6 +305,14 @@ void Vst2Bridge::run() {
                 // plugin.
                 std::lock_guard lock(next_buffer_midi_events_mutex);
 
+                // See the docstring on `should_clear_midi_events` for why we
+                // only deallocate old MIDI events here instead of a at the end
+                // of every processing cycle
+                if (should_clear_midi_events) {
+                    next_audio_buffer_midi_events.clear();
+                    should_clear_midi_events = false;
+                }
+
                 next_audio_buffer_midi_events.push_back(
                     std::get<DynamicVstEvents>(event.payload));
                 DynamicVstEvents& events = next_audio_buffer_midi_events.back();
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
index 83ec6491..c765e1f1 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ class Vst2Bridge : public HostBridge {
      * at least until the next audio buffer gets processed.
      */
     std::vector<DynamicVstEvents> next_audio_buffer_midi_events;
+    /**
+     * Whether `next_audio_buffer_midi_events` should be cleared before
+     * inserting new events.
+     *
+     * HACK: Normally we should be able to clear these immediately after the
+     *       processing call, but Native Instruments' FM7 requires the last MIDI
+     *       event to stay alive if there have not been any new MIDI events
+     *       during the current processing cycle.
+     */
+    bool should_clear_midi_events = false;
     /**
      * Mutex for locking the above event queue, since recieving and processing
      * now happens in two different threads.