diff --git a/doc/examples/muxing.c b/doc/examples/muxing.c
index 76169a4911..c52492dc77 100644
--- a/doc/examples/muxing.c
+++ b/doc/examples/muxing.c
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ static void add_stream(OutputStream *ost, AVFormatContext *oc,
             (*codec)->sample_fmts[0] : AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP;
         c->bit_rate    = 64000;
         c->sample_rate = 44100;
+        if ((*codec)->supported_samplerates) {
+            c->sample_rate = (*codec)->supported_samplerates[0];
+            for (i = 0; (*codec)->supported_samplerates[i]; i++) {
+                if ((*codec)->supported_samplerates[i] == 44100)
+                    c->sample_rate = 44100;
+            }
+        }
+        c->channels        = av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(c->channel_layout);
         c->channel_layout = AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO;
         if ((*codec)->channel_layouts) {
             c->channel_layout = (*codec)->channel_layouts[0];