diff --git a/gst/interleave/interleave.c b/gst/interleave/interleave.c
index cbfff2832a..76b7945bd9 100644
--- a/gst/interleave/interleave.c
+++ b/gst/interleave/interleave.c
@@ -308,20 +308,22 @@ gst_interleave_channel_positions_to_mask (GValueArray * positions,
 static void
 gst_interleave_set_channel_positions (GstInterleave * self, GstStructure * s)
 {
-  guint64 channel_mask = 0;
-
   if (self->channels <= 64 &&
       self->channel_positions != NULL &&
       self->channels == self->channel_positions->n_values) {
     if (!gst_interleave_channel_positions_to_mask (self->channel_positions,
-            self->default_channels_ordering_map, &channel_mask)) {
+            self->default_channels_ordering_map, &self->channel_mask)) {
       GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self, "Invalid channel positions, using NONE");
-      channel_mask = 0;
+      self->channel_mask = 0;
+    }
+  } else {
+    self->channel_mask = 0;
+    if (self->channels <= 64) {
+      GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self, "Using NONE channel positions");
     }
-  } else if (self->channels <= 64) {
-    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self, "Using NONE channel positions");
   }
-  gst_structure_set (s, "channel-mask", GST_TYPE_BITMASK, channel_mask, NULL);
+  gst_structure_set (s, "channel-mask", GST_TYPE_BITMASK, self->channel_mask,
+      NULL);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1229,7 +1231,7 @@ gst_interleave_collected (GstCollectPads * pads, GstInterleave * self)
 
     empty = FALSE;
     channel = GST_INTERLEAVE_PAD_CAST (cdata->pad)->channel;
-    if (self->channels <= 64) {
+    if (self->channels <= 64 && self->channel_mask) {
       channel = self->default_channels_ordering_map[channel];
     }
     outdata = write_info.data + width * channel;
diff --git a/gst/interleave/interleave.h b/gst/interleave/interleave.h
index e69936ac93..05ebe3b70d 100644
--- a/gst/interleave/interleave.h
+++ b/gst/interleave/interleave.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct _GstInterleave
   gboolean channel_positions_from_input;
 
   gint default_channels_ordering_map[64];
+  guint64 channel_mask;
 
   GstCaps *sinkcaps;
   gint configured_sinkpads_counter;