diff --git a/libavformat/lxfdec.c b/libavformat/lxfdec.c
index 7889abb2c9..2d0270d718 100644
--- a/libavformat/lxfdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/lxfdec.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static int lxf_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
 
         st->codecpar->codec_type  = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
         st->codecpar->sample_rate = LXF_SAMPLERATE;
-        st->codecpar->channels    = lxf->channels;
+        st->codecpar->ch_layout.nb_channels = lxf->channels;
 
         avpriv_set_pts_info(st, 64, 1, st->codecpar->sample_rate);
     }