diff --git a/src/modules/audio/wrap_Source.cpp b/src/modules/audio/wrap_Source.cpp
index bda70a1d2..3a96f41fc 100644
--- a/src/modules/audio/wrap_Source.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/audio/wrap_Source.cpp
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ int w_Source_setPitch(lua_State *L)
 {
 	Source *t = luax_checksource(L, 1);
 	float p = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 2);
+	if (p != p)
+		return luaL_error(L, "Pitch cannot be NaN.");
 	if (p > std::numeric_limits<lua_Number>::max() ||
-			p < std::numeric_limits<lua_Number>::min() ||
-			p != p)
-		return luaL_error(L, "Pitch has to be finite and not NaN.");
+			p <= 0.0f)
+		return luaL_error(L, "Pitch has to be non-zero, positive, finite number.");
 	t->setPitch(p);
 	return 0;
 }