diff --git a/libavdevice/sndio_dec.c b/libavdevice/sndio_dec.c
index ec8fa4126a..6059830367 100644
--- a/libavdevice/sndio_dec.c
+++ b/libavdevice/sndio_dec.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static av_cold int audio_read_header(AVFormatContext *s1)
     st->codecpar->codec_type  = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
     st->codecpar->codec_id    = s->codec_id;
     st->codecpar->sample_rate = s->sample_rate;
-    st->codecpar->channels    = s->channels;
+    st->codecpar->ch_layout.nb_channels = s->channels;
 
     avpriv_set_pts_info(st, 64, 1, 1000000);  /* 64 bits pts in us */
 
diff --git a/libavdevice/sndio_enc.c b/libavdevice/sndio_enc.c
index 2e698d7c35..a595438d8a 100644
--- a/libavdevice/sndio_enc.c
+++ b/libavdevice/sndio_enc.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static av_cold int audio_write_header(AVFormatContext *s1)
 
     st             = s1->streams[0];
     s->sample_rate = st->codecpar->sample_rate;
-    s->channels    = st->codecpar->channels;
+    s->channels    = st->codecpar->ch_layout.nb_channels;
 
     ret = ff_sndio_open(s1, 1, s1->url);