diff --git a/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.c b/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.c
index 63afc3dc..50a10f84 100644
--- a/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.c
+++ b/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static ma_device_state_pipewire* ma_device_get_backend_state__pipewire(ma_device
 }
 
 
-static void ma_device_step__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice);
+static ma_result ma_device_step__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice);
 
 
 static void ma_backend_info__pipewire(ma_device_backend_info* pBackendInfo)
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ static ma_result ma_device_stop__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
 }
 
 
-static void ma_device_wait__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
+static ma_result ma_device_wait__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
 {
     ma_device_state_pipewire* pDeviceStatePipeWire = ma_device_get_backend_state__pipewire(pDevice);
     ma_context_state_pipewire* pContextStatePipeWire = ma_context_get_backend_state__pipewire(ma_device_get_context(pDevice));
@@ -1581,12 +1581,12 @@ static void ma_device_wait__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
 
         if (deviceType == ma_device_type_capture || deviceType == ma_device_type_duplex) {
             if (ma_pcm_rb_available_read(&pDeviceStatePipeWire->capture.rb) > 0) {
-                return;
+                return MA_SUCCESS;
             }
         }
         if (deviceType == ma_device_type_playback || deviceType == ma_device_type_duplex) {
             if (ma_pcm_rb_available_write(&pDeviceStatePipeWire->playback.rb) > 0) {
-                return;
+                return MA_SUCCESS;
             }
         }
 
@@ -1601,9 +1601,11 @@ static void ma_device_wait__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
             break;
         }
     }
+
+    return MA_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void ma_device_step__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
+static ma_result ma_device_step__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
 {
     ma_device_state_pipewire* pDeviceStatePipeWire = ma_device_get_backend_state__pipewire(pDevice);
     ma_context_state_pipewire* pContextStatePipeWire = ma_context_get_backend_state__pipewire(ma_device_get_context(pDevice));
@@ -1668,19 +1670,27 @@ static void ma_device_step__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
             }
         }
     }
+
+    return MA_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static void ma_device_loop__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice)
 {
     for (;;) {
-        ma_device_wait__pipewire(pDevice);
+        ma_result result = ma_device_wait__pipewire(pDevice);
+        if (result != MA_SUCCESS) {
+            break;
+        }
 
         /* If the wait terminated due to the device being stopped, abort now. */
         if (!ma_device_is_started(pDevice)) {
             break;
         }
 
-        ma_device_step__pipewire(pDevice);
+        result = ma_device_step__pipewire(pDevice);
+        if (result != MA_SUCCESS) {
+            break;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/extras/backends/sdl/backend_sdl.c b/extras/backends/sdl/backend_sdl.c
index caa51418..1fcfdb41 100644
--- a/extras/backends/sdl/backend_sdl.c
+++ b/extras/backends/sdl/backend_sdl.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static ma_device_state_sdl* ma_device_get_backend_state__sdl(ma_device* pDevice)
 }
 
 
-static void ma_device_step__sdl(ma_device* pDevice);
+static ma_result ma_device_step__sdl(ma_device* pDevice);
 
 
 static void ma_backend_info__sdl(ma_device_backend_info* pBackendInfo)
@@ -593,29 +593,39 @@ static ma_result ma_device_stop__sdl(ma_device* pDevice)
 }
 
 
-static void ma_device_wait__sdl(ma_device* pDevice)
+static ma_result ma_device_wait__sdl(ma_device* pDevice)
 {
     ma_device_state_sdl* pDeviceStateSDL = ma_device_get_backend_state__sdl(pDevice);
     ma_device_state_async_wait(&pDeviceStateSDL->async);
+
+    return MA_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void ma_device_step__sdl(ma_device* pDevice)
+static ma_result ma_device_step__sdl(ma_device* pDevice)
 {
     ma_device_state_sdl* pDeviceStateSDL = ma_device_get_backend_state__sdl(pDevice);
     ma_device_state_async_step(&pDeviceStateSDL->async, pDevice);
+
+    return MA_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static void ma_device_loop__sdl(ma_device* pDevice)
 {
     for (;;) {
-        ma_device_wait__sdl(pDevice);
+        ma_result result = ma_device_wait__sdl(pDevice);
+        if (result != MA_SUCCESS) {
+            break;
+        }
 
         /* If the wait terminated due to the device being stopped, abort now. */
         if (!ma_device_is_started(pDevice)) {
             break;
         }
 
-        ma_device_step__sdl(pDevice);
+        result = ma_device_step__sdl(pDevice);
+        if (result != MA_SUCCESS) {
+            break;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/miniaudio.h b/miniaudio.h
index 2527e946..62821f83 100644
--- a/miniaudio.h
+++ b/miniaudio.h
@@ -21174,7 +21174,7 @@ static ma_uint32 ma_device_get_available_frames__null(ma_device* pDevice)
     }
 }
 
-static void ma_device_wait__null(ma_device* pDevice)
+static ma_result ma_device_wait__null(ma_device* pDevice)
 {
     while (ma_device_is_started(pDevice)) {
         /* Check the frames available based on the timer. We want to wait until we have at least a whole period available. */
@@ -21184,9 +21184,11 @@ static void ma_device_wait__null(ma_device* pDevice)
 
         ma_sleep(1);
     }
+
+    return MA_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void ma_device_step__null(ma_device* pDevice)
+static ma_result ma_device_step__null(ma_device* pDevice)
 {
     ma_device_state_null* pDeviceStateNull = ma_device_get_backend_state__null(pDevice);
     ma_uint32 framesAvailable;
@@ -21199,7 +21201,7 @@ static void ma_device_step__null(ma_device* pDevice)
     framesAvailable = ma_device_get_available_frames__null(pDevice);
     if (framesAvailable == 0) {
         /* Not enough frames available for processing. Do nothing. */
-        return;
+        return MA_SUCCESS;
     }
 
     /* For capture we need to submit silence. For playback we just read and discard. */
@@ -21212,6 +21214,8 @@ static void ma_device_step__null(ma_device* pDevice)
 
     /* The cursor needs to be advanced by the number of frames we just processed. */
     pDeviceStateNull->cursor += framesAvailable;
+
+    return MA_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static void ma_device_loop__null(ma_device* pDevice)