diff --git a/abstract_jb.c b/abstract_jb.c
index e9ab1ad9ca1ab3a3f432f1812ead59f8d64bc9ac..1525d81b01a22aa66cf3891de33868530740f57f 100644
--- a/abstract_jb.c
+++ b/abstract_jb.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static long get_now(struct ast_jb *jb, struct timeval *tv);
 
 static void jb_choose_impl(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
-	struct ast_jb *jb = chan->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb = &chan->jb;
 	struct ast_jb_conf *jbconf = &jb->conf;
 	struct ast_jb_impl *test_impl;
 	int i, avail_impl_count = sizeof(avail_impl) / sizeof(avail_impl[0]);
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ static void jb_choose_impl(struct ast_channel *chan)
 
 int ast_jb_do_usecheck(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_channel *c1)
 {
-	struct ast_jb *jb0 = c0->jb;
-	struct ast_jb *jb1 = c1->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb0 = &c0->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb1 = &c1->jb;
 	struct ast_jb_conf *conf0 = &jb0->conf;
 	struct ast_jb_conf *conf1 = &jb1->conf;
 	int c0_wants_jitter = c0->tech->properties & AST_CHAN_TP_WANTSJITTER;
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ int ast_jb_do_usecheck(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_channel *c1)
 
 int ast_jb_get_when_to_wakeup(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_channel *c1, int time_left)
 {
-	struct ast_jb *jb0 = c0->jb;
-	struct ast_jb *jb1 = c1->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb0 = &c0->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb1 = &c1->jb;
 	int c0_use_jb = ast_test_flag(jb0, JB_USE);
 	int c0_jb_is_created = ast_test_flag(jb0, JB_CREATED);
 	int c1_use_jb = ast_test_flag(jb1, JB_USE);
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int ast_jb_get_when_to_wakeup(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_channel *c1, in
 
 int ast_jb_put(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *f)
 {
-	struct ast_jb *jb = chan->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb = &chan->jb;
 	struct ast_jb_impl *jbimpl = jb->impl;
 	void *jbobj = jb->jbobj;
 	struct ast_frame *frr;
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ int ast_jb_put(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *f)
 
 void ast_jb_get_and_deliver(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_channel *c1)
 {
-	struct ast_jb *jb0 = c0->jb;
-	struct ast_jb *jb1 = c1->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb0 = &c0->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb1 = &c1->jb;
 	int c0_use_jb = ast_test_flag(jb0, JB_USE);
 	int c0_jb_is_created = ast_test_flag(jb0, JB_CREATED);
 	int c1_use_jb = ast_test_flag(jb1, JB_USE);
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void ast_jb_get_and_deliver(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_channel *c1)
 
 static void jb_get_and_deliver(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
-	struct ast_jb *jb = chan->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb = &chan->jb;
 	struct ast_jb_impl *jbimpl = jb->impl;
 	void *jbobj = jb->jbobj;
 	struct ast_frame *f, finterp;
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static void jb_get_and_deliver(struct ast_channel *chan)
 
 static int create_jb(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *frr)
 {
-	struct ast_jb *jb = chan->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb = &chan->jb;
 	struct ast_jb_conf *jbconf = &jb->conf;
 	struct ast_jb_impl *jbimpl = jb->impl;
 	void *jbobj;
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static int create_jb(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *frr)
 
 void ast_jb_destroy(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
-	struct ast_jb *jb = chan->jb;
+	struct ast_jb *jb = &chan->jb;
 	struct ast_jb_impl *jbimpl = jb->impl;
 	void *jbobj = jb->jbobj;
 	struct ast_frame *f;
@@ -551,8 +551,6 @@ void ast_jb_destroy(struct ast_channel *chan)
 		if (option_verbose > 2)
 			ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "%s jitterbuffer destroyed on channel %s\n", jbimpl->name, chan->name);
 	}
-
-	free(jb);
 }
 
 
@@ -603,25 +601,15 @@ int ast_jb_read_conf(struct ast_jb_conf *conf, char *varname, char *value)
 }
 
 
-int ast_jb_configure(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_jb_conf *conf)
+void ast_jb_configure(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_jb_conf *conf)
 {
-	if (!(chan->jb = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(*chan->jb))))
-		return -1;
-
-	memcpy(&chan->jb->conf, conf, sizeof(*conf));
-
-	return 0;
+	memcpy(&chan->jb.conf, conf, sizeof(*conf));
 }
 
 
-int ast_jb_get_config(const struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_jb_conf *conf)
+void ast_jb_get_config(const struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_jb_conf *conf)
 {
-	if (!chan->jb)
-		return -1;
-
-	memcpy(conf, &chan->jb->conf, sizeof(*conf));
-
-	return 0;
+	memcpy(conf, &chan->jb.conf, sizeof(*conf));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/channel.c b/channel.c
index 84e2fbe79761a9f02be8f7e0a301ea8dea183829..30a1ad073a728fd1963d32514b53cfb4f894b2f1 100644
--- a/channel.c
+++ b/channel.c
@@ -1015,8 +1015,7 @@ void ast_channel_free(struct ast_channel *chan)
 		ast_var_delete(vardata);
 
 	/* Destroy the jitterbuffer */
-	if (chan->jb)
-		ast_jb_destroy(chan);
+	ast_jb_destroy(chan);
 
 	ast_string_field_free_all(chan);
 	free(chan);
diff --git a/channels/chan_alsa.c b/channels/chan_alsa.c
index d274b736ba4c82c504df16b0a0b7daade6357dcf..5c921b9181027c367db4b4d5ce49d7dfc9bd1f46 100644
--- a/channels/chan_alsa.c
+++ b/channels/chan_alsa.c
@@ -812,23 +812,19 @@ static struct ast_channel *alsa_new(struct chan_alsa_pvt *p, int state)
 			ast_string_field_set(tmp, language, language);
 		p->owner = tmp;
 		ast_setstate(tmp, state);
-		if (ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf)) {
-			ast_hangup(tmp);
-			p->owner = NULL;
-			return NULL;
-		}
+		ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
+		usecnt++;
+		ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
+		ast_update_use_count();
 		if (state != AST_STATE_DOWN) {
 			if (ast_pbx_start(tmp)) {
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to start PBX on %s\n", tmp->name);
 				ast_hangup(tmp);
-				p->owner = NULL;
-				return NULL;
+				tmp = NULL;
 			}
 		}
-		ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-		usecnt++;
-		ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
-		ast_update_use_count();
+		if (tmp)
+			ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf);
 	}
 	return tmp;
 }
diff --git a/channels/chan_h323.c b/channels/chan_h323.c
index 42c9b61016c4dfa4154f7046d8eece61dff17856..36c0582b81c6190c6b73ab4f51dfc21e128dac6a 100644
--- a/channels/chan_h323.c
+++ b/channels/chan_h323.c
@@ -746,6 +746,9 @@ static struct ast_channel *__oh323_new(struct oh323_pvt *pvt, int state, const c
 	/* Don't hold a oh323_pvt lock while we allocate a chanel */
 	ast_mutex_unlock(&pvt->lock);
 	ch = ast_channel_alloc(1);
+	/* Update usage counter */
+	ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&__mod_desc->usecnt, +1);
+	ast_update_use_count();
 	ast_mutex_lock(&pvt->lock);
 	if (ch) {
 		ch->tech = &oh323_tech;
@@ -800,25 +803,17 @@ static struct ast_channel *__oh323_new(struct oh323_pvt *pvt, int state, const c
 			ch->cid.cid_dnid = strdup(pvt->exten);
 		}
 		ast_setstate(ch, state);
-		/* Configure the new channel jb */
-		if (pvt->rtp) {
-			if (ast_jb_configure(ch, &global_jbconf)) {
-				ast_hangup(ch);
-				pvt->owner = NULL;
-				return NULL;
-			}
-		}
 		if (state != AST_STATE_DOWN) {
 			if (ast_pbx_start(ch)) {
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to start PBX on %s\n", ch->name);
 				ast_hangup(ch);
-				pvt->owner = NULL;
-				return NULL;
+				ch = NULL;
 			}
 		}
-		/* Update usage counter */
-		ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&__mod_desc->usecnt, +1);
-		ast_update_use_count();
+
+		/* Configure the new channel jb */
+		if (ch && pvt && pvt->rtp)
+			ast_jb_configure(ch, &global_jbconf);
 	} else  {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to allocate channel structure\n");
 	}
diff --git a/channels/chan_jingle.c b/channels/chan_jingle.c
index b9aae9d543c3cef70c73a5f61e9d84664c6249de..16bd521da2c146892fff96e536404e5944a1c432 100644
--- a/channels/chan_jingle.c
+++ b/channels/chan_jingle.c
@@ -756,6 +756,9 @@ static struct ast_channel *jingle_new(struct jingle *client, struct jingle_pvt *
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(client->musicclass))
 		ast_string_field_set(tmp, musicclass, client->musicclass);
 	i->owner = tmp;
+	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
+	usecnt++;
+	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
 	ast_copy_string(tmp->context, client->context, sizeof(tmp->context));
 	ast_copy_string(tmp->exten, i->exten, sizeof(tmp->exten));
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(i->cid_num))
@@ -766,26 +769,16 @@ static struct ast_channel *jingle_new(struct jingle *client, struct jingle_pvt *
 		tmp->cid.cid_dnid = ast_strdup(i->exten);
 	tmp->priority = 1;
 	ast_setstate(tmp, state);
-	/* Configure the new channel jb */
-	if (i->rtp) {
-		if (ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf)) {
-			ast_hangup(tmp);
-			i->owner = NULL;
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
 	if (state != AST_STATE_DOWN && ast_pbx_start(tmp)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to start PBX on %s\n", tmp->name);
 		tmp->hangupcause = AST_CAUSE_SWITCH_CONGESTION;
 		ast_hangup(tmp);
-		i->owner = NULL;
-		return NULL;
+		tmp = NULL;
 	}
 
-	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-	usecnt++;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
-	ast_update_use_count();
+	/* Configure the new channel jb */
+	if (tmp && i && i->rtp)
+		ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf);
 
 	return tmp;
 }
diff --git a/channels/chan_mgcp.c b/channels/chan_mgcp.c
index c32de10fa3987b6e7fbd84671bd394ceba363d09..9d9499fe651f32a4f09eaa4e800985d6893b6cc7 100644
--- a/channels/chan_mgcp.c
+++ b/channels/chan_mgcp.c
@@ -1478,6 +1478,8 @@ static struct ast_channel *mgcp_new(struct mgcp_subchannel *sub, int state)
 		if (i->amaflags)
 			tmp->amaflags = i->amaflags;
 		sub->owner = tmp;
+		ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&__mod_desc->usecnt, +1);
+		ast_update_use_count();
 		tmp->callgroup = i->callgroup;
 		tmp->pickupgroup = i->pickupgroup;
 		ast_string_field_set(tmp, call_forward, i->call_forward);
@@ -1488,28 +1490,22 @@ static struct ast_channel *mgcp_new(struct mgcp_subchannel *sub, int state)
 		if (!i->adsi)
 			tmp->adsicpe = AST_ADSI_UNAVAILABLE;
 		tmp->priority = 1;
-		/* Configure the new channel jb */
-		if (sub->rtp) {
-			if (ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf)) {
-				ast_hangup(tmp);
-				sub->owner = NULL;
-				return NULL;
-			}
-		}
 		if (state != AST_STATE_DOWN) {
 			if (ast_pbx_start(tmp)) {
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to start PBX on %s\n", tmp->name);
 				ast_hangup(tmp);
-				sub->owner = NULL;
-				return NULL;
+				tmp = NULL;
 			}
 		}
+		/* SC: verbose level check */
 		if (option_verbose > 2) {
 			ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "MGCP mgcp_new(%s) created in state: %s\n",
 				tmp->name, ast_state2str(state));
 		}
-		ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&__mod_desc->usecnt, +1);
-		ast_update_use_count();
+
+		/* Configure the new channel jb */
+		if (tmp && sub && sub->rtp)
+			ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf);
 	} else {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to allocate channel structure\n");
 	}
diff --git a/channels/chan_oss.c b/channels/chan_oss.c
index 36a418bd0ee82671fae649b70a75a5ff39dba7eb..98ca519de5c26a4c6412aca3e7ae63af49877f37 100644
--- a/channels/chan_oss.c
+++ b/channels/chan_oss.c
@@ -1000,24 +1000,21 @@ static struct ast_channel *oss_new(struct chan_oss_pvt *o,
 
 	o->owner = c;
 	ast_setstate(c, state);
-	if (ast_jb_configure(c, &global_jbconf)) {
-		ast_hangup(c);
-		o->owner = NULL;
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
+	usecnt++;
+	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
+	ast_update_use_count();
 	if (state != AST_STATE_DOWN) {
 		if (ast_pbx_start(c)) {
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to start PBX on %s\n", c->name);
 			ast_hangup(c);
-			o->owner = NULL;
-			return NULL;
+			o->owner = c = NULL;
+			/* XXX what about the channel itself ? */
+			/* XXX what about usecnt ? */
 		}
 	}
-
-	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-	usecnt++;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
-	ast_update_use_count();
+	if (c)
+		ast_jb_configure(c, &global_jbconf);
 
 	return c;
 }
diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 2dbf6ddd045cf4601b069532501ea59c1005ca81..498087cdc9c5503c2af53f64ab903bb96a285a81 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -3648,6 +3648,9 @@ static struct ast_channel *sip_new(struct sip_pvt *i, int state, const char *tit
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(i->musicclass))
 		ast_string_field_set(tmp, musicclass, i->musicclass);
 	i->owner = tmp;
+	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
+	usecnt++;
+	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
 	ast_copy_string(tmp->context, i->context, sizeof(tmp->context));
 	ast_copy_string(tmp->exten, i->exten, sizeof(tmp->exten));
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(i->cid_num)) 
@@ -3668,20 +3671,11 @@ static struct ast_channel *sip_new(struct sip_pvt *i, int state, const char *tit
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(i->callid))
 		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(tmp, "SIPCALLID", i->callid);
 	ast_setstate(tmp, state);
-	/* Configure the new channel jb */
-	if (i->rtp) {
-		if (ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf)) {
-			ast_hangup(tmp);
-			i->owner = NULL;
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
 	if (state != AST_STATE_DOWN && ast_pbx_start(tmp)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to start PBX on %s\n", tmp->name);
 		tmp->hangupcause = AST_CAUSE_SWITCH_CONGESTION;
 		ast_hangup(tmp);
-		i->owner = NULL;
-		return NULL;
+		tmp = NULL;
 	}
 	/* Set channel variables for this call from configuration */
 	for (v = i->chanvars ; v ; v = v->next)
@@ -3690,9 +3684,9 @@ static struct ast_channel *sip_new(struct sip_pvt *i, int state, const char *tit
 	if (recordhistory)
 		append_history(i, "NewChan", "Channel %s - from %s", tmp->name, i->callid);
 
-	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-	usecnt++;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
+	/* Configure the new channel jb */
+	if (tmp && i && i->rtp)
+		ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf);
 
 	return tmp;
 }
diff --git a/channels/chan_skinny.c b/channels/chan_skinny.c
index da7d118f6a7a9d1418ace6588e1714cec7a67f96..899bd13df6771f25527e8f3a5b73b739099ae5df 100644
--- a/channels/chan_skinny.c
+++ b/channels/chan_skinny.c
@@ -2516,6 +2516,10 @@ static struct ast_channel *skinny_new(struct skinny_line *l, int state)
 		if (l->amaflags)
 			tmp->amaflags = l->amaflags;
 
+		ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
+		usecnt++;
+		ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
+		ast_update_use_count();
 		tmp->callgroup = l->callgroup;
 		tmp->pickupgroup = l->pickupgroup;
 		ast_string_field_set(tmp, call_forward, l->call_forward);
@@ -2526,29 +2530,18 @@ static struct ast_channel *skinny_new(struct skinny_line *l, int state)
 		tmp->priority = 1;
 		tmp->adsicpe = AST_ADSI_UNAVAILABLE;
 
-		/* Configure the new channel jb */
-		if (sub->rtp) {
-			if (ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf)) {
-				ast_hangup(tmp);
-				sub->owner = NULL;
-				return NULL;
-			}
-		}
 		if (state != AST_STATE_DOWN) {
 			if (ast_pbx_start(tmp)) {
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to start PBX on %s\n", tmp->name);
 				ast_hangup(tmp);
-				sub->owner = NULL;
-				return NULL;
+				tmp = NULL;
 			}
 		}
-	}
-
-	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-	usecnt++;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
-	ast_update_use_count();
 
+		/* Configure the new channel jb */
+		if (tmp && sub->rtp)
+			ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf);
+	}
 	return tmp;
 }
 
diff --git a/channels/chan_zap.c b/channels/chan_zap.c
index 255ab663c97d906e355396ec85752aefc4936212..2f8e767f8e077d9c99a1edca150604e9a1991a53 100644
--- a/channels/chan_zap.c
+++ b/channels/chan_zap.c
@@ -5188,11 +5188,7 @@ static struct ast_channel *zt_new(struct zt_pvt *i, int state, int startpbx, int
 	zt_confmute(i, 0);
 	ast_setstate(tmp, state);
 	/* Configure the new channel jb */
-	if (ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf)) {
-		ast_hangup(tmp);
-		i->owner = NULL;
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	ast_jb_configure(tmp, &global_jbconf);
 	if (startpbx) {
 		if (ast_pbx_start(tmp)) {
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to start PBX on %s\n", tmp->name);
diff --git a/include/asterisk/abstract_jb.h b/include/asterisk/abstract_jb.h
index 8f365a86089d2453be629fd765cef2406bfb856e..014902be804808629ddbd1b6c9be983adf8df7d9 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/abstract_jb.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/abstract_jb.h
@@ -202,22 +202,16 @@ int ast_jb_read_conf(struct ast_jb_conf *conf, char *varname, char *value);
  *
  * Called from a channel driver when a channel is created and its jitterbuffer needs
  * to be configured.
- *
- * \retval 0 success
- * \retval -1 failure
  */
-int ast_jb_configure(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_jb_conf *conf);
+void ast_jb_configure(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_jb_conf *conf);
 
 
 /*!
  * \brief Copies a channel's jitterbuffer configuration.
  * \param chan channel.
  * \param conf destination.
- *
- * \retval 0 success
- * \retval -1 failure
  */
-int ast_jb_get_config(const struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_jb_conf *conf);
+void ast_jb_get_config(const struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_jb_conf *conf);
 
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h
index 0168b90fae075a42df0d2a4a24401da645d004e1..3d842bbe36a0c6d62f5081ede73bb8af15014400 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ struct ast_channel {
 
 	struct ast_channel_spy_list *spies;		/*!< Chan Spy stuff */
 	AST_LIST_ENTRY(ast_channel) chan_list;		/*!< For easy linking */
-	struct ast_jb *jb;				/*!< The jitterbuffer state  */
+	struct ast_jb jb;				/*!< The jitterbuffer state  */
 
 	/*! \brief Data stores on the channel */
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK(datastores, ast_datastore) datastores;