diff --git a/media/libstagefright/MidiExtractor.cpp b/media/libstagefright/MidiExtractor.cpp
index 7930bbb..2145134 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/MidiExtractor.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/MidiExtractor.cpp
@@ -246,8 +246,9 @@
         EAS_I32 numRendered;
         EAS_RESULT result = EAS_Render(mEasData, p, mEasConfig->mixBufferSize, &numRendered);
         if (result != EAS_SUCCESS) {
-            ALOGE("EAS_Render returned %ld", result);
-            break;
+            ALOGE("EAS_Render() returned %ld, numBytesOutput = %d", result, numBytesOutput);
+            buffer->release();
+            return NULL; // Stop processing to prevent infinite loops.
         }
         p += numRendered * mEasConfig->numChannels;
         numBytesOutput += numRendered * mEasConfig->numChannels * sizeof(EAS_PCM);