diff --git a/libavcodec/g726.c b/libavcodec/g726.c
index 13dce4f590..385d6fde96 100644
--- a/libavcodec/g726.c
+++ b/libavcodec/g726.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static av_cold int g726_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
     AVG726Context* c = (AVG726Context*)avctx->priv_data;
     unsigned int index= (avctx->bit_rate + avctx->sample_rate/2) / avctx->sample_rate - 2;
 
-    if (avctx->channels != 1 ||
+    if (
         (avctx->bit_rate != 16000 && avctx->bit_rate != 24000 &&
          avctx->bit_rate != 32000 && avctx->bit_rate != 40000)) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "G726: unsupported audio format\n");
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ static av_cold int g726_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "G726: unsupported audio format\n");
         return -1;
     }
+    if(avctx->channels != 1){
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Only mono is supported\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
     if(index>3){
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported number of bits %d\n", index+2);
         return -1;