diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.c b/libavcodec/avcodec.c
index 737c4bcd04..a85d3c2309 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     if (avctx->channel_layout && !avctx->channels)
         avctx->channels = av_popcount64(avctx->channel_layout);
 
-    if ((avctx->channels > 0 && avctx->ch_layout.nb_channels != avctx->channels) ||
+    if ((avctx->channels && avctx->ch_layout.nb_channels != avctx->channels) ||
         (avctx->channel_layout && (avctx->ch_layout.order != AV_CHANNEL_ORDER_NATIVE ||
                                    avctx->ch_layout.u.mask != avctx->channel_layout))) {
         av_channel_layout_uninit(&avctx->ch_layout);
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
             av_channel_layout_from_mask(&avctx->ch_layout, avctx->channel_layout);
         } else {
             avctx->ch_layout.order       = AV_CHANNEL_ORDER_UNSPEC;
-            avctx->ch_layout.nb_channels = avctx->channels;
         }
+        avctx->ch_layout.nb_channels = avctx->channels;
     }
 FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 #endif