diff --git a/libavcodec/alac.c b/libavcodec/alac.c
index 11f90fc4a5..80f6863105 100644
--- a/libavcodec/alac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/alac.c
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ static av_cold int alac_decode_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
                                    alac->sample_size);
              return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
+    avctx->bits_per_raw_sample = alac->sample_size;
 
     if (alac->channels < 1) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Invalid channel count\n");