diff --git a/libswresample/rematrix.c b/libswresample/rematrix.c
index 9fcfff1318..8227730056 100644
--- a/libswresample/rematrix.c
+++ b/libswresample/rematrix.c
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ int swr_set_matrix(struct SwrContext *s, const double *matrix, int stride)
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
     memset(s->matrix, 0, sizeof(s->matrix));
     memset(s->matrix_flt, 0, sizeof(s->matrix_flt));
-    nb_in  = av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(s->user_in_ch_layout);
-    nb_out = av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(s->user_out_ch_layout);
+    nb_in = (s->user_in_ch_count > 0) ? s->user_in_ch_count :
+        av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(s->user_in_ch_layout);
+    nb_out = (s->user_out_ch_count > 0) ? s->user_out_ch_count :
+        av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(s->user_out_ch_layout);
     for (out = 0; out < nb_out; out++) {
         for (in = 0; in < nb_in; in++)
             s->matrix_flt[out][in] = s->matrix[out][in] = matrix[in];