diff --git a/libavcodec/dcadec.c b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
index bc0b23683a..81822dafd0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dcadec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
@@ -1244,65 +1244,10 @@ static int scan_for_extensions(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * Main frame decoding function
- * FIXME add arguments
- */
-static int dca_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
-                            int *got_frame_ptr, AVPacket *avpkt)
+static int set_channel_layout(AVCodecContext *avctx, int channels, int num_core_channels)
 {
-    AVFrame *frame     = data;
-    const uint8_t *buf = avpkt->data;
-    int buf_size       = avpkt->size;
-
-    int lfe_samples;
-    int num_core_channels = 0;
-    int i, ret;
-    float  **samples_flt;
     DCAContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
-    int channels, full_channels;
-    int upsample = 0;
-
-    s->exss_ext_mask = 0;
-    s->xch_present   = 0;
-
-    s->dca_buffer_size = ff_dca_convert_bitstream(buf, buf_size, s->dca_buffer,
-                                                  DCA_MAX_FRAME_SIZE + DCA_MAX_EXSS_HEADER_SIZE);
-    if (s->dca_buffer_size == AVERROR_INVALIDDATA) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Not a valid DCA frame\n");
-        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
-    }
-
-    if ((ret = dca_parse_frame_header(s)) < 0) {
-        // seems like the frame is corrupt, try with the next one
-        return ret;
-    }
-    // set AVCodec values with parsed data
-    avctx->sample_rate = s->sample_rate;
-    avctx->bit_rate    = s->bit_rate;
-
-    s->profile = FF_PROFILE_DTS;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < (s->sample_blocks / 8); i++) {
-        if ((ret = dca_decode_block(s, 0, i))) {
-            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "error decoding block\n");
-            return ret;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* record number of core channels incase less than max channels are requested */
-    num_core_channels = s->prim_channels;
-
-    if (s->ext_coding)
-        s->core_ext_mask = dca_ext_audio_descr_mask[s->ext_descr];
-    else
-        s->core_ext_mask = 0;
-
-    ret = scan_for_extensions(avctx);
-
-    avctx->profile = s->profile;
-
-    full_channels = channels = s->prim_channels + !!s->lfe;
+    int i;
 
     if (s->amode < 16) {
         avctx->channel_layout = dca_core_channel_layout[s->amode];
@@ -1389,6 +1334,73 @@ static int dca_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Non standard configuration %d !\n", s->amode);
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Main frame decoding function
+ * FIXME add arguments
+ */
+static int dca_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
+                            int *got_frame_ptr, AVPacket *avpkt)
+{
+    AVFrame *frame     = data;
+    const uint8_t *buf = avpkt->data;
+    int buf_size       = avpkt->size;
+
+    int lfe_samples;
+    int num_core_channels = 0;
+    int i, ret;
+    float  **samples_flt;
+    DCAContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
+    int channels, full_channels;
+    int upsample = 0;
+
+    s->exss_ext_mask = 0;
+    s->xch_present   = 0;
+
+    s->dca_buffer_size = ff_dca_convert_bitstream(buf, buf_size, s->dca_buffer,
+                                                  DCA_MAX_FRAME_SIZE + DCA_MAX_EXSS_HEADER_SIZE);
+    if (s->dca_buffer_size == AVERROR_INVALIDDATA) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Not a valid DCA frame\n");
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    if ((ret = dca_parse_frame_header(s)) < 0) {
+        // seems like the frame is corrupt, try with the next one
+        return ret;
+    }
+    // set AVCodec values with parsed data
+    avctx->sample_rate = s->sample_rate;
+    avctx->bit_rate    = s->bit_rate;
+
+    s->profile = FF_PROFILE_DTS;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < (s->sample_blocks / 8); i++) {
+        if ((ret = dca_decode_block(s, 0, i))) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "error decoding block\n");
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* record number of core channels incase less than max channels are requested */
+    num_core_channels = s->prim_channels;
+
+    if (s->ext_coding)
+        s->core_ext_mask = dca_ext_audio_descr_mask[s->ext_descr];
+    else
+        s->core_ext_mask = 0;
+
+    ret = scan_for_extensions(avctx);
+
+    avctx->profile = s->profile;
+
+    full_channels = channels = s->prim_channels + !!s->lfe;
+
+    ret = set_channel_layout(avctx, channels, num_core_channels);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
     avctx->channels = channels;
 
     /* get output buffer */