hda_nid_t pin_nid;
        int num_mux_nids;
        hda_nid_t mux_nids[HDA_MAX_CONNECTIONS];
+       hda_nid_t cvt_nid;
 
        struct hda_codec *codec;
        struct hdmi_eld sink_eld;
 {
        hda_nid_t pin_nid = per_pin->pin_nid;
        int channels = per_pin->channels;
+       int active_channels;
        struct hdmi_eld *eld;
-       int ca;
+       int ca, ordered_ca;
        union audio_infoframe ai;
 
        if (!channels)
        if (ca < 0)
                ca = 0;
 
+       ordered_ca = get_channel_allocation_order(ca);
+       active_channels = channel_allocations[ordered_ca].channels;
+
+       hdmi_set_channel_count(codec, per_pin->cvt_nid, active_channels);
+
        memset(&ai, 0, sizeof(ai));
        if (eld->info.conn_type == 0) { /* HDMI */
                struct hdmi_audio_infoframe *hdmi_ai = &ai.hdmi;
                hdmi_ai->type           = 0x84;
                hdmi_ai->ver            = 0x01;
                hdmi_ai->len            = 0x0a;
-               hdmi_ai->CC02_CT47      = channels - 1;
+               hdmi_ai->CC02_CT47      = active_channels - 1;
                hdmi_ai->CA             = ca;
                hdmi_checksum_audio_infoframe(hdmi_ai);
        } else if (eld->info.conn_type == 1) { /* DisplayPort */
                dp_ai->type             = 0x84;
                dp_ai->len              = 0x1b;
                dp_ai->ver              = 0x11 << 2;
-               dp_ai->CC02_CT47        = channels - 1;
+               dp_ai->CC02_CT47        = active_channels - 1;
                dp_ai->CA               = ca;
        } else {
                snd_printd("HDMI: unknown connection type at pin %d\n",
                snd_printdd("hdmi_setup_audio_infoframe: "
                            "pin=%d channels=%d\n",
                            pin_nid,
-                           channels);
+                           active_channels);
                hdmi_setup_channel_mapping(codec, pin_nid, non_pcm, ca,
                                           channels, per_pin->chmap,
                                           per_pin->chmap_set);
        per_cvt = get_cvt(spec, cvt_idx);
        /* Claim converter */
        per_cvt->assigned = 1;
+       per_pin->cvt_nid = per_cvt->cvt_nid;
        hinfo->nid = per_cvt->cvt_nid;
 
        snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, per_pin->pin_nid, 0,
        per_pin->channels = substream->runtime->channels;
        per_pin->setup = true;
 
-       hdmi_set_channel_count(codec, cvt_nid, substream->runtime->channels);
-
        hdmi_setup_audio_infoframe(codec, per_pin, non_pcm);
 
        return hdmi_setup_stream(codec, cvt_nid, pin_nid, stream_tag, format);