diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
index bb98a35..59b4770 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
@@ -912,18 +912,15 @@
     }
     int bufOffset = ((sizeof(effect_param_cblk_t) - 1) / sizeof(int) + 1) * sizeof(int);
     mCblkMemory = client->heap()->allocate(EFFECT_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE + bufOffset);
-    if (mCblkMemory != 0) {
-        mCblk = static_cast<effect_param_cblk_t *>(mCblkMemory->pointer());
-
-        if (mCblk != NULL) {
-            new(mCblk) effect_param_cblk_t();
-            mBuffer = (uint8_t *)mCblk + bufOffset;
-        }
-    } else {
+    if (mCblkMemory == 0 ||
+            (mCblk = static_cast<effect_param_cblk_t *>(mCblkMemory->pointer())) == NULL) {
         ALOGE("not enough memory for Effect size=%u", EFFECT_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE +
                 sizeof(effect_param_cblk_t));
+        mCblkMemory.clear();
         return;
     }
+    new(mCblk) effect_param_cblk_t();
+    mBuffer = (uint8_t *)mCblk + bufOffset;
 }
 
 AudioFlinger::EffectHandle::~EffectHandle()
@@ -940,6 +937,11 @@
     disconnect(false);
 }
 
+status_t AudioFlinger::EffectHandle::initCheck()
+{
+    return mClient == 0 || mCblkMemory != 0 ? OK : NO_MEMORY;
+}
+
 status_t AudioFlinger::EffectHandle::enable()
 {
     ALOGV("enable %p", this);