diff --git a/android/client/if-sco.c b/android/client/if-sco.c
index 14b7dcc..0b884c3 100644
--- a/android/client/if-sco.c
+++ b/android/client/if-sco.c
@@ -354,16 +354,21 @@ fail:
 
 static void loop_p(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
+	int chan_out, chan_in;
+
 	RETURN_IF_NULL(if_audio_sco);
 	RETURN_IF_NULL(stream_out);
 	RETURN_IF_NULL(stream_in);
 
+	chan_out = popcount(stream_out->common.get_channels(&stream_out->common));
+	chan_in = popcount(stream_in->common.get_channels(&stream_in->common));
+
 	if (!buffer_size || !buffer_size_in) {
 		haltest_error("Invalid buffer sizes. Streams opened\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (buffer_size != buffer_size_in) {
+	if (buffer_size / chan_out != buffer_size_in / chan_in) {
 		haltest_error("read/write buffers differ, not supported\n");
 		return;
 	}