diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
index 9a76111..e37888b 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@
         *samplingRate = outputDesc->samplingRate;
         gLock.unlock();
     }
+    if (*samplingRate == 0) {
+        ALOGE("AudioSystem::getSamplingRate failed for output %d stream type %d",
+                output, streamType);
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
     ALOGV("getSamplingRate() streamType %d, output %d, sampling rate %u", streamType, output,
             *samplingRate);
@@ -299,6 +304,11 @@
         *frameCount = outputDesc->frameCount;
         gLock.unlock();
     }
+    if (*frameCount == 0) {
+        ALOGE("AudioSystem::getFrameCount failed for output %d stream type %d",
+                output, streamType);
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
     ALOGV("getFrameCount() streamType %d, output %d, frameCount %d", streamType, output,
             *frameCount);