diff --git a/src/daemonc/remotecontrol.cpp b/src/daemonc/remotecontrol.cpp
index 35149ab9e..c609df62e 100644
--- a/src/daemonc/remotecontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/daemonc/remotecontrol.cpp
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ void CRemoteControl::processAPIDnames()
 									strncat(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc, " (AC3)", DESC_MAX_LEN - strlen(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc)-1);
 								else if (current_PIDs.APIDs[j].is_aac &&  !strstr(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc, " (AAC)"))
 									strncat(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc, " (AAC)", DESC_MAX_LEN - strlen(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc)-1);
-								else if (current_PIDs.APIDs[j].is_aac &&  !strstr(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc, " (EAC3)"))
+								else if (current_PIDs.APIDs[j].is_eac3 &&  !strstr(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc, " (EAC3)"))
 									strncat(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc, " (EAC3)", DESC_MAX_LEN - strlen(current_PIDs.APIDs[j].desc)-1);
 							}
 							current_PIDs.APIDs[j].component_tag = -1;