diff --git a/libavfilter/avcodec.c b/libavfilter/avcodec.c
index feaf641ccb..c9c8f3c1c1 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avcodec.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avcodec.c
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ int avfilter_copy_frame_props(AVFilterBufferRef *dst, const AVFrame *src)
     case AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO:
         dst->audio->sample_rate         = src->sample_rate;
         dst->audio->channel_layout      = src->channel_layout;
+        if(src->channels != av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(src->channel_layout)) {
+            av_log(0, AV_LOG_ERROR, "libavfilter does not support this channel layout\n");
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
         break;
     default:
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);