diff --git a/libavformat/bit.c b/libavformat/bit.c
index 42df0c2fae..f5112c2fea 100644
--- a/libavformat/bit.c
+++ b/libavformat/bit.c
@@ -119,8 +119,12 @@ static int write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
 {
     AVCodecContext *enc = s->streams[0]->codec;
 
-    enc->codec_id = AV_CODEC_ID_G729;
-    enc->channels = 1;
+    if ((enc->codec_id != AV_CODEC_ID_G729) || enc->channels != 1) {
+        av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+               "only codec g729 with 1 channel is supported by this format\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
     enc->bits_per_coded_sample = 16;
     enc->block_align = (enc->bits_per_coded_sample * enc->channels) >> 3;