diff --git a/doc/examples/muxing.c b/doc/examples/muxing.c
index 4cd3f65455..4cf72e5bcc 100644
--- a/doc/examples/muxing.c
+++ b/doc/examples/muxing.c
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ static AVStream *add_stream(AVFormatContext *oc, AVCodec **codec,
 
     switch ((*codec)->type) {
     case AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO:
-        c->sample_fmt  = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP;
+        c->sample_fmt  = (*codec)->sample_fmts ?
+            (*codec)->sample_fmts[0] : AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP;
         c->bit_rate    = 64000;
         c->sample_rate = 44100;
         c->channels    = 2;