1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
index 49fc2f3d7..24edd7958 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
@@ -1712,12 +1712,11 @@ public class DynamicHlsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
 
         var channels = state.OutputAudioChannels;
 
+        var useDownMixAlgorithm = state.AudioStream.Channels is 6 && _encodingOptions.DownMixStereoAlgorithm != DownMixStereoAlgorithms.None;
+
         if (channels.HasValue
             && (channels.Value != 2
-                || (state.AudioStream is not null
-                    && state.AudioStream.Channels.HasValue
-                    && state.AudioStream.Channels.Value > 5
-                    && _encodingOptions.DownMixStereoAlgorithm == DownMixStereoAlgorithms.None)))
+                || (state.AudioStream?.Channels != null && !useDownMixAlgorithm)))
         {
             args += " -ac " + channels.Value;
         }