diff --git a/src/core/libraries/audio/cubeb_audio.cpp b/src/core/libraries/audio/cubeb_audio.cpp
index ca0a4c3b6..e1195558a 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/audio/cubeb_audio.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/audio/cubeb_audio.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <cubeb/cubeb.h>
 
-#include "common/assert.h"
+#include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "common/ringbuffer.h"
 #include "core/libraries/audio/audioout.h"
 #include "core/libraries/audio/audioout_backend.h"
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public:
         }
         if (const auto ret = cubeb_stream_start(stream); ret != CUBEB_OK) {
             LOG_ERROR(Lib_AudioOut, "Failed to start cubeb stream: {}", ret);
+            cubeb_stream_destroy(stream);
+            stream = nullptr;
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -74,6 +76,9 @@ public:
     }
 
     void Output(void* ptr, size_t size) override {
+        if (!stream) {
+            return;
+        }
         auto* data = static_cast<u8*>(ptr);
 
         std::unique_lock lock{buffer_mutex};
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/audio/sdl_audio.cpp b/src/core/libraries/audio/sdl_audio.cpp
index 7d7a7cee5..598941ba7 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/audio/sdl_audio.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/audio/sdl_audio.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 #include <thread>
-
 #include <SDL3/SDL_audio.h>
-#include <SDL3/SDL_init.h>
 
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "core/libraries/audio/audioout.h"
@@ -26,18 +24,28 @@ public:
             SDL_OpenAudioDeviceStream(SDL_AUDIO_DEVICE_DEFAULT_PLAYBACK, &fmt, nullptr, nullptr);
         if (stream == nullptr) {
             LOG_ERROR(Lib_AudioOut, "Failed to create SDL audio stream: {}", SDL_GetError());
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice(stream)) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Lib_AudioOut, "Failed to resume SDL audio stream: {}", SDL_GetError());
+            SDL_DestroyAudioStream(stream);
+            stream = nullptr;
+            return;
         }
-        SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice(stream);
     }
 
     ~SDLPortBackend() override {
-        if (stream) {
-            SDL_DestroyAudioStream(stream);
-            stream = nullptr;
+        if (!stream) {
+            return;
         }
+        SDL_DestroyAudioStream(stream);
+        stream = nullptr;
     }
 
     void Output(void* ptr, size_t size) override {
+        if (!stream) {
+            return;
+        }
         SDL_PutAudioStreamData(stream, ptr, static_cast<int>(size));
         while (SDL_GetAudioStreamAvailable(stream) > AUDIO_STREAM_BUFFER_THRESHOLD) {
             // Yield to allow the stream to drain.
@@ -46,7 +54,15 @@ public:
     }
 
     void SetVolume(const std::array<int, 8>& ch_volumes) override {
-        // TODO: Not yet implemented
+        if (!stream) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // SDL does not have per-channel volumes, for now just take the maximum of the channels.
+        const auto vol = *std::ranges::max_element(ch_volumes);
+        if (!SDL_SetAudioStreamGain(stream, static_cast<float>(vol) / SCE_AUDIO_OUT_VOLUME_0DB)) {
+            LOG_WARNING(Lib_AudioOut, "Failed to change SDL audio stream volume: {}",
+                        SDL_GetError());
+        }
     }
 
 private: