diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
index 873219d31d..a6a8b03448 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRenderer.java
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ public class MediaCodecAudioRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer implements Media
     return Util.areEqual(oldFormat.sampleMimeType, newFormat.sampleMimeType)
         && oldFormat.channelCount == newFormat.channelCount
         && oldFormat.sampleRate == newFormat.sampleRate
+        && oldFormat.pcmEncoding == newFormat.pcmEncoding
         && oldFormat.initializationDataEquals(newFormat)
         && !MimeTypes.AUDIO_OPUS.equals(oldFormat.sampleMimeType);
   }