diff --git a/src/macosx/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_PCM.cpp b/src/macosx/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_PCM.cpp
index 40cddfcf53d52aef9fe86c24fd4f889988972d2a..cadbb11bc155825dc0901da6c7d59c241ed56210 100644
--- a/src/macosx/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_PCM.cpp
+++ b/src/macosx/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_PCM.cpp
@@ -817,6 +817,10 @@ void* DAUDIO_Open(INT32 mixerIndex, INT32 deviceID, int isSource,
         ERROR1("<<DAUDIO_Open: ERROR: unsupported encoding (%d)\n", encoding);
         return NULL;
     }
+    if (channels <= 0) {
+        ERROR1("<<DAUDIO_Open: ERROR: Invalid number of channels=%d!\n", channels);
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     OSX_DirectAudioDevice *device = new OSX_DirectAudioDevice();
 
diff --git a/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_BsdOS_ALSA_PCM.c b/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_BsdOS_ALSA_PCM.c
index 9046841831a631c6f439ec55f30bee3e9f4de399..506e002fce491a3cf9f2bbc436fe1241781b01b4 100644
--- a/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_BsdOS_ALSA_PCM.c
+++ b/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_BsdOS_ALSA_PCM.c
@@ -434,7 +434,10 @@ void* DAUDIO_Open(INT32 mixerIndex, INT32 deviceID, int isSource,
         snd_output_stdio_attach(&ALSA_OUTPUT, stdout, 0);
     }
 #endif
-
+    if (channels <= 0) {
+        ERROR1("ERROR: Invalid number of channels=%d!\n", channels);
+        return NULL;
+    }
     info = (AlsaPcmInfo*) malloc(sizeof(AlsaPcmInfo));
     if (!info) {
         ERROR0("Out of memory\n");
diff --git a/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_LinuxOS_ALSA_PCM.c b/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_LinuxOS_ALSA_PCM.c
index fdd5b94facc76b76c970683cb2e128af28d3a2a2..332abb58b6fbcfc715994a15f09c23061e7f6f0b 100644
--- a/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_LinuxOS_ALSA_PCM.c
+++ b/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_LinuxOS_ALSA_PCM.c
@@ -434,7 +434,10 @@ void* DAUDIO_Open(INT32 mixerIndex, INT32 deviceID, int isSource,
         snd_output_stdio_attach(&ALSA_OUTPUT, stdout, 0);
     }
 #endif
-
+    if (channels <= 0) {
+        ERROR1("ERROR: Invalid number of channels=%d!\n", channels);
+        return NULL;
+    }
     info = (AlsaPcmInfo*) malloc(sizeof(AlsaPcmInfo));
     if (!info) {
         ERROR0("Out of memory\n");
diff --git a/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_SolarisOS_PCM.c b/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_SolarisOS_PCM.c
index cb428920d1f646c384a3d3b951445fb227b37f67..3d5682b433cbbebd5c0bb2c4e620ec5ba897b572 100644
--- a/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_SolarisOS_PCM.c
+++ b/src/solaris/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_SolarisOS_PCM.c
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ void* DAUDIO_Open(INT32 mixerIndex, INT32 deviceID, int isSource,
         ERROR1(" DAUDIO_Open: invalid encoding %d\n", (int) encoding);
         return NULL;
     }
+    if (channels <= 0) {
+        ERROR1(" DAUDIO_Open: Invalid number of channels=%d!\n", channels);
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     info = (SolPcmInfo*) malloc(sizeof(SolPcmInfo));
     if (!info) {
diff --git a/src/windows/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_DirectSound.cpp b/src/windows/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_DirectSound.cpp
index ce19bbaa81076b48bfcc16faa9840dd7a5878df2..d8db5d7480b450ccfc44abad181048bc9aa92244 100644
--- a/src/windows/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_DirectSound.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/native/com/sun/media/sound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_DirectSound.cpp
@@ -859,6 +859,10 @@ void* DAUDIO_Open(INT32 mixerIndex, INT32 deviceID, int isSource,
         ERROR1("DAUDIO_Open: ERROR: cannot open the device with encoding=%d!\n", encoding);
         return NULL;
     }
+    if (channels <= 0) {
+        ERROR1("DAUDIO_Open: ERROR: Invalid number of channels=%d!\n", channels);
+        return NULL;
+    }
     if (sampleSizeInBits > 8 &&
 #ifdef _LITTLE_ENDIAN
         isBigEndian