diff --git a/src/cocoa_monitor.m b/src/cocoa_monitor.m
index 2a7eaa6e..34224c3b 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_monitor.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_monitor.m
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ _GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* count)
             _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
                             "Cocoa: Failed to find NSScreen for CGDisplay %s",
                             monitors[i]->name);
+
+            free(monitors);
             return NULL;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 97d605ca..588364c9 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ GLFWAPI int glfwInit(void)
     }
 
     _glfw.monitors = _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(&_glfw.monitorCount);
-    if (_glfw.monitors == NULL || _glfw.monitorCount == 0)
+    if (_glfw.monitors == NULL)
     {
         _glfwErrorCallback(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "No monitors found");
         _glfwPlatformTerminate();
diff --git a/src/win32_monitor.c b/src/win32_monitor.c
index 9bcd97db..47b5680d 100644
--- a/src/win32_monitor.c
+++ b/src/win32_monitor.c
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ _GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* count)
     DWORD adapterIndex = 0;
     int primaryIndex = 0;
 
+    *count = 0;
+
     for (;;)
     {
         DISPLAY_DEVICE adapter, display;
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ _GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* count)
             _glfwDestroyMonitors(monitors, found);
             _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
                             "Failed to convert string to UTF-8");
+
+            free(monitors);
             return NULL;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/x11_monitor.c b/src/x11_monitor.c
index a5bac66d..5e6ac851 100644
--- a/src/x11_monitor.c
+++ b/src/x11_monitor.c
@@ -162,15 +162,15 @@ void _glfwRestoreVideoMode(_GLFWmonitor* monitor)
 //////                       GLFW platform API                      //////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-_GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* found)
+_GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* count)
 {
     _GLFWmonitor** monitors = NULL;
 
-    *found = 0;
+    *count = 0;
 
     if (_glfw.x11.randr.available)
     {
-        int i;
+        int i, found = 0;
         RROutput primary;
         XRRScreenResources* sr;
 
@@ -206,21 +206,21 @@ _GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* found)
                 continue;
             }
 
-            monitors[*found] = _glfwCreateMonitor(oi->name,
-                                                  oi->mm_width, oi->mm_height);
+            monitors[found] = _glfwCreateMonitor(oi->name,
+                                                 oi->mm_width, oi->mm_height);
 
-            monitors[*found]->x11.output = output;
-            monitors[*found]->x11.crtc   = oi->crtc;
+            monitors[found]->x11.output = output;
+            monitors[found]->x11.crtc   = oi->crtc;
 
             XRRFreeOutputInfo(oi);
             XRRFreeCrtcInfo(ci);
 
-            (*found)++;
+            found++;
         }
 
         XRRFreeScreenResources(sr);
 
-        for (i = 0;  i < *found;  i++)
+        for (i = 0;  i < found;  i++)
         {
             if (monitors[i]->x11.output == primary)
             {
@@ -230,6 +230,14 @@ _GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* found)
                 break;
             }
         }
+
+        if (found == 0)
+        {
+            free(monitors);
+            monitors = NULL;
+        }
+
+        *count = found;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -239,7 +247,7 @@ _GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* found)
                                                         _glfw.x11.screen),
                                          DisplayHeightMM(_glfw.x11.display,
                                                          _glfw.x11.screen));
-        *found = 1;
+        *count = 1;
     }
 
     return monitors;