--- channels/chan_local.c	2009/08/07 14:09:23	107
+++ channels/chan_local.c	2009/08/13 18:05:04	110
@@ -574,7 +574,8 @@
 	struct ast_channel *ochan = NULL;
 	int glaredetect = 0, res = 0;
 
-	if (!p)
+        /* p->owner is band-aid to reduce race risk */
+	if (!p || !p->owner || !p->chan || (p->owner != ast && p->chan != ast))
 		return -1;
 
 	ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);