diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 2c2931f..a8753d2 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -4827,7 +4827,7 @@
         int value;
         audio_format_t reqFormat = mFormat;
         uint32_t reqSamplingRate = mReqSampleRate;
-        uint32_t reqChannelCount = mReqChannelCount;
+        audio_channel_mask_t reqChannelMask = audio_channel_in_mask_from_count(mReqChannelCount);
 
         if (param.getInt(String8(AudioParameter::keySamplingRate), value) == NO_ERROR) {
             reqSamplingRate = value;
@@ -4842,8 +4842,13 @@
             }
         }
         if (param.getInt(String8(AudioParameter::keyChannels), value) == NO_ERROR) {
-            reqChannelCount = popcount(value);
-            reconfig = true;
+            audio_channel_mask_t mask = (audio_channel_mask_t) value;
+            if (mask != AUDIO_CHANNEL_IN_MONO && mask != AUDIO_CHANNEL_IN_STEREO) {
+                status = BAD_VALUE;
+            } else {
+                reqChannelMask = mask;
+                reconfig = true;
+            }
         }
         if (param.getInt(String8(AudioParameter::keyFrameCount), value) == NO_ERROR) {
             // do not accept frame count changes if tracks are open as the track buffer
@@ -4908,7 +4913,8 @@
                             <= (2 * reqSamplingRate)) &&
                     popcount(mInput->stream->common.get_channels(&mInput->stream->common))
                             <= FCC_2 &&
-                    (reqChannelCount <= FCC_2)) {
+                    (reqChannelMask == AUDIO_CHANNEL_IN_MONO ||
+                            reqChannelMask == AUDIO_CHANNEL_IN_STEREO)) {
                     status = NO_ERROR;
                 }
                 if (status == NO_ERROR) {