diff --git a/libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c b/libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c
index e9d3062f83..52cd60f64a 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avf_showwaves.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *insamples)
     AVFrame *outpicref = showwaves->outpicref;
     int linesize = outpicref ? outpicref->linesize[0] : 0;
     int16_t *p = (int16_t *)insamples->data[0];
-    int nb_channels = av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(insamples->channel_layout);
+    int nb_channels = inlink->channels;
     int i, j, k, h, ret = 0;
     const int n = showwaves->n;
     const int x = 255 / (nb_channels * n); /* multiplication factor, pre-computed to avoid in-loop divisions */