diff --git a/include/sound/ump.h b/include/sound/ump.h
index 7f68056acdff..e380d86a5129 100644
--- a/include/sound/ump.h
+++ b/include/sound/ump.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static inline int snd_ump_attach_legacy_rawmidi(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump,
 
 int snd_ump_receive_ump_val(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump, u32 val);
 int snd_ump_switch_protocol(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump, unsigned int protocol);
+void snd_ump_update_group_attrs(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump);
 
 /*
  * Some definitions for UMP
diff --git a/sound/core/ump.c b/sound/core/ump.c
index 248fb1c8cad0..83856b2f88b8 100644
--- a/sound/core/ump.c
+++ b/sound/core/ump.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static void snd_ump_proc_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 }
 
 /* update dir_bits and active flag for all groups in the client */
-static void update_group_attrs(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump)
+void snd_ump_update_group_attrs(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump)
 {
 	struct snd_ump_block *fb;
 	struct snd_ump_group *group;
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ static void update_group_attrs(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump)
 		}
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ump_update_group_attrs);
 
 /*
  * UMP endpoint and function block handling
@@ -848,7 +849,7 @@ static int ump_handle_fb_info_msg(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump,
 	if (fb) {
 		fill_fb_info(ump, &fb->info, buf);
 		if (ump->parsed) {
-			update_group_attrs(ump);
+			snd_ump_update_group_attrs(ump);
 			seq_notify_fb_change(ump, fb);
 		}
 	}
@@ -880,7 +881,7 @@ static int ump_handle_fb_name_msg(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump,
 				buf->raw, 3);
 	/* notify the FB name update to sequencer, too */
 	if (ret > 0 && ump->parsed) {
-		update_group_attrs(ump);
+		snd_ump_update_group_attrs(ump);
 		seq_notify_fb_change(ump, fb);
 	}
 	return ret;
@@ -1055,7 +1056,7 @@ int snd_ump_parse_endpoint(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump)
 	}
 
 	/* initialize group attributions */
-	update_group_attrs(ump);
+	snd_ump_update_group_attrs(ump);
 
  error:
 	ump->parsed = true;
diff --git a/sound/usb/midi2.c b/sound/usb/midi2.c
index 820d3e4b672a..0dee2fd060f9 100644
--- a/sound/usb/midi2.c
+++ b/sound/usb/midi2.c
@@ -873,6 +873,8 @@ static int create_gtb_block(struct snd_usb_midi2_ump *rmidi, int dir, int blk)
 		fb->info.flags |= SNDRV_UMP_BLOCK_IS_MIDI1 |
 			SNDRV_UMP_BLOCK_IS_LOWSPEED;
 
+	snd_ump_update_group_attrs(rmidi->ump);
+
 	usb_audio_dbg(umidi->chip,
 		      "Created a UMP block %d from GTB, name=%s\n",
 		      blk, fb->info.name);