diff --git a/plugins/vlc-video/vlc-video-source.c b/plugins/vlc-video/vlc-video-source.c
index df30288b9..bf5d698d8 100644
--- a/plugins/vlc-video/vlc-video-source.c
+++ b/plugins/vlc-video/vlc-video-source.c
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ static int vlcs_audio_setup(void **p_data, char *format, unsigned *rate,
 	enum audio_format new_audio_format;
 
 	new_audio_format = convert_vlc_audio_format(format);
+	if (*channels > 8)
+		*channels = 8;
 
 	/* don't free audio data if the data is the same format */
 	if (c->audio.format == new_audio_format &&