diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
index 35700d99f5..1ed493708a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
@@ -1001,6 +1001,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna
                     }))
                     .All(satisfied => satisfied);
 
+            directAudioStreamSatisfied = directAudioStreamSatisfied && !playlistItem.TranscodeReasons.HasFlag(TranscodeReason.ContainerBitrateExceedsLimit);
+
             var directAudioStream = directAudioStreamSatisfied ? audioStreamWithSupportedCodec : null;
 
             if (channelsExceedsLimit && playlistItem.TargetAudioStream is not null)