diff --git a/frame.c b/frame.c
index 5952b1d747f704f4599da74ee6681e08fc9b8c88..63c6c8c9cd45826cb1ad68e91cea6677d7f1cf7b 100755
--- a/frame.c
+++ b/frame.c
@@ -1257,15 +1257,19 @@ int ast_frame_adjust_volume(struct ast_frame *f, int adjustment)
 {
 	int count;
 	short *fdata = f->data;
+	short adjust_value = abs(adjustment);
 
 	if ((f->frametype != AST_FRAME_VOICE) || (f->subclass != AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR))
 		return -1;
 
+	if (!adjustment)
+		return 0;
+
 	for (count = 0; count < f->samples; count++) {
 		if (adjustment > 0) {
-			ast_slinear_saturated_multiply(&fdata[count], abs(adjustment));
+			ast_slinear_saturated_multiply(&fdata[count], &adjust_value);
 		} else if (adjustment < 0) {
-			ast_slinear_saturated_divide(&fdata[count], abs(adjustment));
+			ast_slinear_saturated_divide(&fdata[count], &adjust_value);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1289,7 +1293,7 @@ int ast_frame_slinear_sum(struct ast_frame *f1, struct ast_frame *f2)
 	for (count = 0, data1 = f1->data, data2 = f2->data;
 	     count < f1->samples;
 	     count++, data1++, data2++)
-		ast_slinear_saturated_add(data1, *data2);
+		ast_slinear_saturated_add(data1, data2);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/asterisk/utils.h b/include/asterisk/utils.h
index 2f603a77a26c5bfad779f5f97bd781988e5818aa..92a228aae870aa05b79bc4e940c427b3ed83c243 100755
--- a/include/asterisk/utils.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/utils.h
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ char *ast_uri_encode(char *string, char *outbuf, int buflen, int doreserved);
  */
 void ast_uri_decode(char *s);
 
-static inline void ast_slinear_saturated_add(short *input, short value)
+static inline void ast_slinear_saturated_add(short *input, short *value)
 {
 	int res;
 
-	res = (int) *input + value;
+	res = (int) *input + *value;
 	if (res > 32767)
 		*input = 32767;
 	else if (res < -32767)
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ static inline void ast_slinear_saturated_add(short *input, short value)
 		*input = (short) res;
 }
 	
-static inline void ast_slinear_saturated_multiply(short *input, short value)
+static inline void ast_slinear_saturated_multiply(short *input, short *value)
 {
 	int res;
 
-	res = (int) *input * value;
+	res = (int) *input * *value;
 	if (res > 32767)
 		*input = 32767;
 	else if (res < -32767)
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ static inline void ast_slinear_saturated_multiply(short *input, short value)
 		*input = (short) res;
 }
 
-static inline void ast_slinear_saturated_divide(short *input, short value)
+static inline void ast_slinear_saturated_divide(short *input, short *value)
 {
-	*input /= value;
+	*input /= *value;
 }
 
 extern int test_for_thread_safety(void);