Index: libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp	(revision 16164)
+++ libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -3966,12 +3966,14 @@
             digInfo.sample_rate = 48000;
             digInfo.sample_size = 4;
         }
+#if 0
         if (audioOut.channels > (int) max_channels)
         {
             audioOut.channels = (int) max_channels;
             audioOut.sample_size = audioOut.channels * 2;
             codec_ctx->channels = audioOut.channels;
         }
+#endif
         VERBOSE(VB_AUDIO, LOC + "Audio format changed digital passthrough " +
                 QString("%1\n\t\t\tfrom %2 ; %3\n\t\t\tto   %4 ; %5")
                 .arg(digInfo.toString())