diff --git a/Userland/Services/AudioServer/Mixer.cpp b/Userland/Services/AudioServer/Mixer.cpp
index 9138c010443..09a0ef6a73d 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/AudioServer/Mixer.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/AudioServer/Mixer.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 namespace AudioServer {
 
-Mixer::Mixer(NonnullRefPtr<Core::ConfigFile> config, NonnullOwnPtr<Core::File> device)
+Mixer::Mixer(NonnullRefPtr<Core::ConfigFile> config, OwnPtr<Core::File> device)
     : m_device(move(device))
     , m_sound_thread(Threading::Thread::construct(
           [this] {
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ void Mixer::mix()
 
         // Even though it's not realistic, the user expects no sound at 0%.
         if (m_muted || m_main_volume < 0.01) {
-            m_device->write_until_depleted(m_zero_filled_buffer).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
+            if (m_device)
+                m_device->write_until_depleted(m_zero_filled_buffer).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
         } else {
             FixedMemoryStream stream { m_stream_buffer.span() };
 
@@ -113,8 +114,9 @@ void Mixer::mix()
 
             auto buffered_bytes = MUST(stream.tell());
             VERIFY(buffered_bytes == m_stream_buffer.size());
-            m_device->write_until_depleted({ m_stream_buffer.data(), buffered_bytes })
-                .release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
+            if (m_device)
+                m_device->write_until_depleted({ m_stream_buffer.data(), buffered_bytes })
+                    .release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -152,6 +154,9 @@ void Mixer::set_muted(bool muted)
 
 int Mixer::audiodevice_set_sample_rate(u32 sample_rate)
 {
+    if (!m_device)
+        return ENOENT;
+
     int code = ioctl(m_device->fd(), SOUNDCARD_IOCTL_SET_SAMPLE_RATE, sample_rate);
     if (code != 0)
         dbgln("Error while setting sample rate to {}: ioctl error: {}", sample_rate, strerror(errno));
@@ -165,6 +170,11 @@ u32 Mixer::audiodevice_get_sample_rate() const
 {
     if (m_cached_sample_rate.has_value())
         return m_cached_sample_rate.value();
+
+    // We pretend that a non-existent device has a common sample rate (instead of returning something like 0 that would break clients).
+    if (!m_device)
+        return 44100;
+
     u32 sample_rate = 0;
     int code = ioctl(m_device->fd(), SOUNDCARD_IOCTL_GET_SAMPLE_RATE, &sample_rate);
     if (code != 0)
diff --git a/Userland/Services/AudioServer/Mixer.h b/Userland/Services/AudioServer/Mixer.h
index af80f6da6d9..cb14e9c2bb3 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/AudioServer/Mixer.h
+++ b/Userland/Services/AudioServer/Mixer.h
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ public:
     static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Mixer>> try_create(NonnullRefPtr<Core::ConfigFile> config)
     {
         // FIXME: Allow AudioServer to use other audio channels as well
-        auto device = TRY(Core::File::open("/dev/audio/0"sv, Core::File::OpenMode::Write));
+        auto maybe_device = Core::File::open("/dev/audio/0"sv, Core::File::OpenMode::Write);
+        OwnPtr<Core::File> device;
+        if (maybe_device.is_error())
+            dbgln("Couldn't open first audio channel: {}", maybe_device.error());
+        else
+            device = maybe_device.release_value();
         return adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) Mixer(move(config), move(device)));
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ public:
     u32 audiodevice_get_sample_rate() const;
 
 private:
-    Mixer(NonnullRefPtr<Core::ConfigFile> config, NonnullOwnPtr<Core::File> device);
+    Mixer(NonnullRefPtr<Core::ConfigFile> config, OwnPtr<Core::File> device);
 
     void request_setting_sync();
 
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ private:
     Threading::Mutex m_pending_mutex;
     Threading::ConditionVariable m_mixing_necessary { m_pending_mutex };
 
-    NonnullOwnPtr<Core::File> m_device;
+    OwnPtr<Core::File> m_device;
     mutable Optional<u32> m_cached_sample_rate {};
 
     NonnullRefPtr<Threading::Thread> m_sound_thread;
diff --git a/Userland/Services/AudioServer/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/AudioServer/main.cpp
index 186fd5cfd74..d93a593e4c4 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/AudioServer/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/AudioServer/main.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments)
 
     auto config = TRY(Core::ConfigFile::open_for_app("Audio", Core::ConfigFile::AllowWriting::Yes));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil(config->filename(), "rwc"sv));
-    TRY(Core::System::unveil("/dev/audio", "wc"));
+
+    auto audio_unveil_result = Core::System::unveil("/dev/audio", "wc");
+    // System may not have audio devices, which we handle gracefully.
+    if (audio_unveil_result.is_error())
+        dbgln("Couldn't unveil audio devices: {}", audio_unveil_result.error());
+
     TRY(Core::System::unveil(nullptr, nullptr));
 
     Core::EventLoop event_loop;