diff --git a/ext/vorbis/gstvorbisdec.c b/ext/vorbis/gstvorbisdec.c
index cdf7223715..033d2b3508 100644
--- a/ext/vorbis/gstvorbisdec.c
+++ b/ext/vorbis/gstvorbisdec.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ vorbis_handle_identification_packet (GstVorbisDec * vd)
     }
     default:{
       GstAudioChannelPosition position[64];
-      gint i, max_pos = MAX (info.channels, 64);
+      gint i, max_pos = MAX (vd->vi.channels, 64);
 
       GST_ELEMENT_WARNING (vd, STREAM, DECODE,
           (NULL), ("Using NONE channel layout for more than 8 channels"));