diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
index bc2231c76e..ab0f0bd73c 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ size_t audio_driver_sample_batch(const int16_t *data, size_t frames)
  **/
 void audio_driver_sample_rewind(int16_t left, int16_t right)
 {
+   if (audio_driver_rewind_ptr == 0)
+      return;
    audio_driver_rewind_buf[--audio_driver_rewind_ptr] = right;
    audio_driver_rewind_buf[--audio_driver_rewind_ptr] = left;
 }
@@ -762,7 +764,10 @@ size_t audio_driver_sample_batch_rewind(const int16_t *data, size_t frames)
    size_t samples   = frames << 1;

    for (i = 0; i < samples; i++)
-      audio_driver_rewind_buf[--audio_driver_rewind_ptr] = data[i];
+   {
+      if (audio_driver_rewind_ptr > 0)
+         audio_driver_rewind_buf[--audio_driver_rewind_ptr] = data[i];
+   }

    return frames;
 }
@@ -842,17 +847,18 @@ void audio_driver_monitor_adjust_system_rates(void)
 void audio_driver_setup_rewind(void)
 {
    unsigned i;
-
    /* Push audio ready to be played. */
    audio_driver_rewind_ptr = audio_driver_rewind_size;

    for (i = 0; i < audio_driver_data_ptr; i += 2)
    {
-      audio_driver_rewind_buf[--audio_driver_rewind_ptr] =
-         audio_driver_output_samples_conv_buf[i + 1];
+      if (audio_driver_rewind_ptr > 0)
+         audio_driver_rewind_buf[--audio_driver_rewind_ptr] =
+            audio_driver_output_samples_conv_buf[i + 1];

-      audio_driver_rewind_buf[--audio_driver_rewind_ptr] =
-         audio_driver_output_samples_conv_buf[i + 0];
+      if (audio_driver_rewind_ptr > 0)
+         audio_driver_rewind_buf[--audio_driver_rewind_ptr] =
+            audio_driver_output_samples_conv_buf[i + 0];
    }

    audio_driver_data_ptr = 0;