diff --git a/audio/out/ao_lavc.c b/audio/out/ao_lavc.c
index b49898fc5c..cb53407eb6 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_lavc.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_lavc.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "options/options.h"
 #include "common/common.h"
 #include "audio/aframe.h"
+#include "audio/chmap_avchannel.h"
 #include "audio/format.h"
 #include "audio/fmt-conversion.h"
 #include "filters/filter_internal.h"
@@ -124,8 +125,13 @@ static int init(struct ao *ao)
     if (!ao_chmap_sel_adjust2(ao, &sel, &ao->channels, false))
         goto fail;
     mp_chmap_reorder_to_lavc(&ao->channels);
+
+#if !HAVE_AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT
     encoder->channels = ao->channels.num;
     encoder->channel_layout = mp_chmap_to_lavc(&ao->channels);
+#else
+    mp_chmap_to_av_layout(&encoder->ch_layout, &ao->channels);
+#endif
 
     encoder->sample_fmt = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE;