diff --git a/media/libmedia/JetPlayer.cpp b/media/libmedia/JetPlayer.cpp
index 271be0c..34deb59 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/JetPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/JetPlayer.cpp
@@ -85,12 +85,18 @@
 
     // create the output AudioTrack
     mAudioTrack = new AudioTrack();
-    mAudioTrack->set(AUDIO_STREAM_MUSIC,  //TODO parameterize this
+    status_t status = mAudioTrack->set(AUDIO_STREAM_MUSIC,  //TODO parameterize this
             pLibConfig->sampleRate,
             AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT,
             audio_channel_out_mask_from_count(pLibConfig->numChannels),
             (size_t) mTrackBufferSize,
             AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_NONE);
+    if (status != OK) {
+        ALOGE("JetPlayer::init(): Error initializing JET library; AudioTrack error %d", status);
+        mAudioTrack.clear();
+        mState = EAS_STATE_ERROR;
+        return EAS_FAILURE;
+    }
 
     // create render and playback thread
     {
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
index 891a9e9..efbc0d6 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
@@ -1628,6 +1628,7 @@
         if ((t == 0) || (t->initCheck() != NO_ERROR)) {
             ALOGE("Unable to create audio track");
             delete newcbd;
+            // t goes out of scope, so reference count drops to zero
             return NO_INIT;
         } else {
             // successful AudioTrack initialization implies a legacy stream type was generated
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/AudioSource.cpp b/media/libstagefright/AudioSource.cpp
index e5a6a9b..34f0148 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/AudioSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/AudioSource.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
                     this,
                     frameCount /*notificationFrames*/);
         mInitCheck = mRecord->initCheck();
+        if (mInitCheck != OK) {
+            mRecord.clear();
+        }
     } else {
         mInitCheck = status;
     }