7 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/common/error.cpp b/common/error.cpp
index bbbcb7c95e..1c3b515a38 100644
--- a/common/error.cpp
+++ b/common/error.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static String errorToString(ErrorCode errorCode) {
 		return _s("Game id not supported");
 	case kUnsupportedColorMode:
 		return _s("Unsupported color mode");
+	case kAudioDeviceInitFailed:
+		return _s("Audio device initialization failed");
 
 	case kReadPermissionDenied:
 		return _s("Read permission denied");
diff --git a/common/error.h b/common/error.h
index 3e0a7b556f..00495e06b2 100644
--- a/common/error.h
+++ b/common/error.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum ErrorCode {
 	kNoGameDataFoundError,		///< Engine initialization: No game data was found in the specified location
 	kUnsupportedGameidError,	///< Engine initialization: Gameid not supported by this (Meta)Engine
 	kUnsupportedColorMode,		///< Engine initialization: Engine does not support backend's color mode
+	kAudioDeviceInitFailed,		///< Engine initialization: Audio device initialization failed
 
 	kReadPermissionDenied,		///< Unable to read data due to missing read permission
 	kWritePermissionDenied,		///< Unable to write data due to missing write permission
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/cstime.cpp b/engines/mohawk/cstime.cpp
index f3760a58ed..27d646fde1 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/cstime.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/cstime.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ MohawkEngine_CSTime::~MohawkEngine_CSTime() {
 Common::Error MohawkEngine_CSTime::run() {
 	MohawkEngine::run();
 
+	if (!_mixer->isReady()) {
+		return Common::kAudioDeviceInitFailed;
+	}
+
 	_console = new CSTimeConsole(this);
 	_gfx = new CSTimeGraphics(this);
 	_video = new VideoManager(this);
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/livingbooks.cpp b/engines/mohawk/livingbooks.cpp
index b9e54e4e20..eeadde1b46 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/livingbooks.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/livingbooks.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ MohawkEngine_LivingBooks::~MohawkEngine_LivingBooks() {
 Common::Error MohawkEngine_LivingBooks::run() {
 	MohawkEngine::run();
 
+	if (!_mixer->isReady()) {
+		return Common::kAudioDeviceInitFailed;
+	}
+
 	_console = new LivingBooksConsole(this);
 	// Load the book info from the detected file
 	loadBookInfo(getBookInfoFileName());
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/mohawk.cpp b/engines/mohawk/mohawk.cpp
index 52f73dbbb1..2b7e90e0c8 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/mohawk.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/mohawk.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 namespace Mohawk {
 
 MohawkEngine::MohawkEngine(OSystem *syst, const MohawkGameDescription *gamedesc) : Engine(syst), _gameDescription(gamedesc) {
-	if (!_mixer->isReady())
-		error ("Sound initialization failed");
-
 	// Setup mixer
 	syncSoundSettings();
 
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/myst.cpp b/engines/mohawk/myst.cpp
index a01cfdd343..4ff1df2eb7 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/myst.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/myst.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ void MohawkEngine_Myst::playSoundBlocking(uint16 id) {
 Common::Error MohawkEngine_Myst::run() {
 	MohawkEngine::run();
 
+	if (!_mixer->isReady()) {
+		return Common::kAudioDeviceInitFailed;
+	}
+
 	_gfx = new MystGraphics(this);
 	_video = new VideoManager(this);
 	_sound = new MystSound(this);
diff --git a/engines/mohawk/riven.cpp b/engines/mohawk/riven.cpp
index 8139c1a92f..648496b35e 100644
--- a/engines/mohawk/riven.cpp
+++ b/engines/mohawk/riven.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ GUI::Debugger *MohawkEngine_Riven::getDebugger() {
 Common::Error MohawkEngine_Riven::run() {
 	MohawkEngine::run();
 
+	if (!_mixer->isReady()) {
+		return Common::kAudioDeviceInitFailed;
+	}
+
 	// Let's try to open the installer file (it holds extras.mhk)
 	// Though, we set a low priority to prefer the extracted version
 	if (_installerArchive.open("arcriven.z"))