diff --git a/share/man/man4/sndstat.4 b/share/man/man4/sndstat.4
--- a/share/man/man4/sndstat.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/sndstat.4
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@
 		unit (NUMBER): 0
 		status (STRING): on hdaa0
 		bitperfect (BOOL): FALSE
-		pvchan (NUMBER): 1
+		pvchan (BOOL): TRUE
 		pvchanrate (NUMBER): 48000
 		pvchanformat (NUMBER): 0x00000010
-		rvchan (NUMBER): 0
+		rvchan (BOOL): TRUE
 		rvchanrate (NUMBER): 48000
 		rvchanformat (NUMBER): 0x00000010
 		channel_info (NVLIST_ARRAY): 1
@@ -181,13 +181,13 @@
 .It Dv bitperfect
 Whether the sound card has bit-perfect mode enabled.
 .It Dv pvchan
-Number of playback virtual channels.
+Playback virtual channels enabled.
 .It Dv pvchanrate
 Playback virtual channel sample rate.
 .It Dv pvchanformat
 Playback virtual channel format.
 .It Dv rvchan
-Number of recording virtual channels.
+Recording virtual channels enabled.
 .It Dv rvchanrate
 Recording virtual channel sample rate.
 .It Dv rvchanformat
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sndstat.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sndstat.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sndstat.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sndstat.c
@@ -440,12 +440,14 @@
 	nvlist_add_string(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_STATUS, d->status);
 	nvlist_add_bool(
 	    sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_BITPERFECT, d->flags & SD_F_BITPERFECT);
-	nvlist_add_number(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_PVCHAN, d->pvchancount);
+	nvlist_add_number(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_PVCHAN,
+	    d->flags & SD_F_PVCHANS);
 	nvlist_add_number(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_PVCHANRATE,
 	    d->pvchanrate);
 	nvlist_add_number(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_PVCHANFORMAT,
 	    d->pvchanformat);
-	nvlist_add_number(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_RVCHAN, d->rvchancount);
+	nvlist_add_number(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_RVCHAN,
+	    d->flags & SD_F_RVCHANS);
 	nvlist_add_number(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_RVCHANRATE,
 	    d->rvchanrate);
 	nvlist_add_number(sound4di, SNDST_DSPS_SOUND4_RVCHANFORMAT,