diff --git a/libavformat/electronicarts.c b/libavformat/electronicarts.c
index ebb4c124dd..b85b4c2678 100644
--- a/libavformat/electronicarts.c
+++ b/libavformat/electronicarts.c
@@ -439,8 +439,9 @@ static int ea_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     }
 
     if (ea->audio_codec) {
-        if (ea->num_channels <= 0) {
-            av_log(s, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Unsupported number of channels: %d\n", ea->num_channels);
+        if (ea->num_channels <= 0 || ea->num_channels > 2) {
+            av_log(s, AV_LOG_WARNING,
+                   "Unsupported number of channels: %d\n", ea->num_channels);
             ea->audio_codec = 0;
             return 1;
         }