diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audiofxbasefirfilter.c b/gst/audiofx/audiofxbasefirfilter.c
index d19af6b8a6..aaa6f0685e 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audiofxbasefirfilter.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audiofxbasefirfilter.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ process_##channels##_##width (GstAudioFXBaseFIRFilter * self, const g##ctype * s
   if (self->buffer_fill > kernel_length) \
     self->buffer_fill = kernel_length; \
   \
-  return input_samples / channels; \
+  return input_samples; \
 } G_STMT_END
 
 DEFINE_PROCESS_FUNC (32, float);