diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.c
index 042364f160..d24023f932 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.c
@@ -345,9 +345,13 @@ gst_audio_info_from_caps (GstAudioInfo * info, const GstCaps * caps)
   gst_audio_info_set_format (info, format, rate, channels);
 
   pos_val_arr = gst_structure_get_value (str, "channel-positions");
+
   if (pos_val_arr) {
     guint max_pos = MIN (channels, 64);
 
+    if (channels != gst_value_array_get_size (pos_val_arr))
+      goto incoherent_channels;
+
     for (i = 0; i < max_pos; i++) {
       pos_val_entry = gst_value_array_get_value (pos_val_arr, i);
       info->position[i] = g_value_get_enum (pos_val_entry);
@@ -385,6 +389,13 @@ no_channels:
     GST_ERROR ("no channels property given");
     return FALSE;
   }
+
+incoherent_channels:
+  {
+    GST_ERROR ("There should be %d channels positions, but %d are present",
+        channels, gst_value_array_get_size (pos_val_arr));
+    return FALSE;
+  }
 }
 
 /**