diff --git a/libavformat/wvedec.c b/libavformat/wvedec.c
index f133da3c87..52b3099f73 100644
--- a/libavformat/wvedec.c
+++ b/libavformat/wvedec.c
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ static int wve_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     st->codecpar->codec_type  = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
     st->codecpar->codec_id    = AV_CODEC_ID_PCM_ALAW;
     st->codecpar->sample_rate = 8000;
-    st->codecpar->channels    = 1;
+    st->codecpar->ch_layout.nb_channels = 1;
     st->codecpar->bits_per_coded_sample = av_get_bits_per_sample(st->codecpar->codec_id);
-    st->codecpar->block_align = st->codecpar->bits_per_coded_sample * st->codecpar->channels / 8;
+    st->codecpar->block_align = st->codecpar->bits_per_coded_sample *
+                                st->codecpar->ch_layout.nb_channels / 8;
     avpriv_set_pts_info(st, 64, 1, st->codecpar->sample_rate);
     avio_skip(s->pb, 10);