diff --git a/libavcodec/wma.c b/libavcodec/wma.c
index 31a422ee27..0a34c1b00e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wma.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wma.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ av_cold int ff_wma_init(AVCodecContext *avctx, int flags2)
     int coef_vlc_table;
 
     if (avctx->sample_rate > 50000 ||
-        channels           <= 0 || channels    > 2            ||
+        channels    > 2            ||
         avctx->bit_rate    <= 0)
         return -1;