diff --git a/libavcodec/mlp_parser.c b/libavcodec/mlp_parser.c
index 39dbcf9673..dae19e756b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mlp_parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mlp_parser.c
@@ -343,7 +343,9 @@ FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
             } else
 #endif
-            if (avctx->request_channel_layout == AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO &&
+            if (avctx->request_channel_layout &&
+                (avctx->request_channel_layout & AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO) ==
+                avctx->request_channel_layout &&
                 mh.num_substreams > 1) {
                 avctx->channels       = 2;
                 avctx->channel_layout = AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO;
@@ -366,13 +368,16 @@ FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
             } else
 #endif
-            if (avctx->request_channel_layout == AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO &&
-                mh.num_substreams > 1) {
+                if (avctx->request_channel_layout &&
+                    (avctx->request_channel_layout & AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO) ==
+                    avctx->request_channel_layout &&
+                    mh.num_substreams > 1) {
                 avctx->channels       = 2;
                 avctx->channel_layout = AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO;
             } else if (!mh.channels_thd_stream2 ||
-                       ((mh.channel_layout_thd_stream1 & avctx->request_channel_layout) ==
-                       avctx->request_channel_layout && avctx->request_channel_layout)) {
+                       (avctx->request_channel_layout &&
+                        (avctx->request_channel_layout & mh.channel_layout_thd_stream1) ==
+                        avctx->request_channel_layout)) {
                 avctx->channels       = mh.channels_thd_stream1;
                 avctx->channel_layout = mh.channel_layout_thd_stream1;
             } else {