diff --git a/audio/drivers/tinyalsa.c b/audio/drivers/tinyalsa.c
index 074d91a97f..b0c6c7bacb 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/tinyalsa.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/tinyalsa.c
@@ -88,21 +88,25 @@ error:
 static ssize_t
 tinyalsa_write(void *data, const void *buf_, size_t size_)
 {
-	tinyalsa_t *tinyalsa  = (tinyalsa_t*)data;
-	const uint8_t *buf    = (const uint8_t*)buf_;
-	pcm_sframes_t written = 0, frames = 0;
-	pcm_sframes_t size    = BYTES_TO_FRAMES(size_, tinyalsa->frame_bits);
-	size_t frames_size    = tinyalsa->has_float ? sizeof(float) : sizeof(int16_t);
+   tinyalsa_t *tinyalsa  = (tinyalsa_t*)data;
+   const uint8_t *buf    = (const uint8_t*)buf_;
+   pcm_sframes_t written = 0, frames = 0;
+   pcm_sframes_t size    = BYTES_TO_FRAMES(size_, tinyalsa->frame_bits);
+   size_t frames_size    = tinyalsa->has_float ? sizeof(float) : sizeof(int16_t);
 
-	while (size) {
-		frames   = pcm_writei(tinyalsa->pcm, buf, size);
+   while (size)
+   {
+      frames   = pcm_writei(tinyalsa->pcm, buf, size);
 
-		written += frames;
-		buf     += (frames << 1) * frames_size;
-		size    -= frames;
-	}
+      if (frames < 0)
+         return -1;
 
-	return written;			
+      written += frames;
+      buf     += (frames << 1) * frames_size;
+      size    -= frames;
+   }
+
+   return written;			
 
 }