diff --git a/media/libcubeb/src/cubeb_wasapi.cpp b/media/libcubeb/src/cubeb_wasapi.cpp
index 632b96af13c1..a2b5633d46f6 100644
--- a/media/libcubeb/src/cubeb_wasapi.cpp
+++ b/media/libcubeb/src/cubeb_wasapi.cpp
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ handle_channel_layout(cubeb_stream * stm,  WAVEFORMATEX ** mix_format, const cub
   }
 
   /* Otherwise, the hardware supports more than two channels. */
+  WAVEFORMATEX hw_mixformat = **mix_format;
 
   /* The docs say that GetMixFormat is always of type WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE [1],
    * so the reinterpret_cast below should be safe. In practice, this is not
@@ -688,8 +689,9 @@ handle_channel_layout(cubeb_stream * stm,  WAVEFORMATEX ** mix_format, const cub
     *mix_format = closest;
   } else if (hr == AUDCLNT_E_UNSUPPORTED_FORMAT) {
     /* Not supported, no suggestion. This should not happen, but it does in the
-     * field with some sound cards. We simply bail out and let the rest of the
-     * code figure out the right conversion path. */
+     * field with some sound cards. We restore the mix format, and let the rest
+     * of the code figure out the right conversion path. */
+    **mix_format = hw_mixformat;
   } else if (hr == S_OK) {
     LOG("Requested format accepted by WASAPI.");
   }