diff --git a/doc/utils.texi b/doc/utils.texi
index 8e8bfa76d4..1388e5dabe 100644
--- a/doc/utils.texi
+++ b/doc/utils.texi
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ FL+FR+FC+LFE+BL+BR+SL+SR
 FL+FR+FC+LFE+BL+BR+FLC+FRC
 @item 7.1(wide-side)
 FL+FR+FC+LFE+FLC+FRC+SL+SR
-@item 7.1(top)
+@item 5.1.2
 FL+FR+FC+LFE+BL+BR+TFL+TFR
 @item octagonal
 FL+FR+FC+BL+BR+BC+SL+SR
diff --git a/libavutil/channel_layout.c b/libavutil/channel_layout.c
index 9b581ae6b3..b259e75d37 100644
--- a/libavutil/channel_layout.c
+++ b/libavutil/channel_layout.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static const struct channel_layout_name channel_layout_map[] = {
     { "7.1",            AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1             },
     { "7.1(wide)",      AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE_BACK   },
     { "7.1(wide-side)", AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE        },
-    { "7.1(top)",       AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1_TOP_BACK    },
+    { "5.1.2",          AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_5POINT1POINT2       },
     { "octagonal",      AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_OCTAGONAL           },
     { "cube",           AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_CUBE                },
     { "hexadecagonal",  AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_HEXADECAGONAL       },
diff --git a/libavutil/channel_layout.h b/libavutil/channel_layout.h
index ac2ddfa022..8c40c81b44 100644
--- a/libavutil/channel_layout.h
+++ b/libavutil/channel_layout.h
@@ -232,13 +232,15 @@ enum AVChannelOrder {
 #define AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1           (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1|AV_CH_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_BACK_RIGHT)
 #define AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE      (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1|AV_CH_FRONT_LEFT_OF_CENTER|AV_CH_FRONT_RIGHT_OF_CENTER)
 #define AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE_BACK (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1_BACK|AV_CH_FRONT_LEFT_OF_CENTER|AV_CH_FRONT_RIGHT_OF_CENTER)
-#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_TOP_BACK  (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1_BACK|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_RIGHT)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1POINT2     (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1_BACK|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_RIGHT)
 #define AV_CH_LAYOUT_OCTAGONAL         (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0|AV_CH_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_BACK_CENTER|AV_CH_BACK_RIGHT)
 #define AV_CH_LAYOUT_CUBE              (AV_CH_LAYOUT_QUAD|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_RIGHT|AV_CH_TOP_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_BACK_RIGHT)
 #define AV_CH_LAYOUT_HEXADECAGONAL     (AV_CH_LAYOUT_OCTAGONAL|AV_CH_WIDE_LEFT|AV_CH_WIDE_RIGHT|AV_CH_TOP_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_BACK_RIGHT|AV_CH_TOP_BACK_CENTER|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_CENTER|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_RIGHT)
 #define AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO_DOWNMIX    (AV_CH_STEREO_LEFT|AV_CH_STEREO_RIGHT)
 #define AV_CH_LAYOUT_22POINT2          (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1_BACK|AV_CH_FRONT_LEFT_OF_CENTER|AV_CH_FRONT_RIGHT_OF_CENTER|AV_CH_BACK_CENTER|AV_CH_LOW_FREQUENCY_2|AV_CH_SIDE_LEFT|AV_CH_SIDE_RIGHT|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_RIGHT|AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_CENTER|AV_CH_TOP_CENTER|AV_CH_TOP_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_BACK_RIGHT|AV_CH_TOP_SIDE_LEFT|AV_CH_TOP_SIDE_RIGHT|AV_CH_TOP_BACK_CENTER|AV_CH_BOTTOM_FRONT_CENTER|AV_CH_BOTTOM_FRONT_LEFT|AV_CH_BOTTOM_FRONT_RIGHT)
 
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_TOP_BACK AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1POINT2
+
 enum AVMatrixEncoding {
     AV_MATRIX_ENCODING_NONE,
     AV_MATRIX_ENCODING_DOLBY,
@@ -398,13 +400,15 @@ typedef struct AVChannelLayout {
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1           AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1)
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE      AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE)
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE_BACK AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE_BACK)
-#define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1_TOP_BACK  AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_TOP_BACK)
+#define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_5POINT1POINT2     AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1POINT2)
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_OCTAGONAL         AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_OCTAGONAL)
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_CUBE              AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_CUBE)
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_HEXADECAGONAL     AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(16, AV_CH_LAYOUT_HEXADECAGONAL)
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_STEREO_DOWNMIX    AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(2,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO_DOWNMIX)
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_22POINT2          AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_MASK(24, AV_CH_LAYOUT_22POINT2)
 
+#define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_7POINT1_TOP_BACK  AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_5POINT1POINT2
+
 #define AV_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_AMBISONIC_FIRST_ORDER \
     { /* .order */ AV_CHANNEL_ORDER_AMBISONIC, \
       /* .nb_channels */ 4, \
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/channel_layout b/tests/ref/fate/channel_layout
index b93f96dbb3..eece8293ad 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/channel_layout
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/channel_layout
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ hexagonal      FL+FR+FC+BL+BR+BC
 7.1            FL+FR+FC+LFE+BL+BR+SL+SR
 7.1(wide)      FL+FR+FC+LFE+BL+BR+FLC+FRC
 7.1(wide-side) FL+FR+FC+LFE+FLC+FRC+SL+SR
-7.1(top)       FL+FR+FC+LFE+BL+BR+TFL+TFR
+5.1.2          FL+FR+FC+LFE+BL+BR+TFL+TFR
 octagonal      FL+FR+FC+BL+BR+BC+SL+SR
 cube           FL+FR+BL+BR+TFL+TFR+TBL+TBR
 hexadecagonal  FL+FR+FC+BL+BR+BC+SL+SR+TFL+TFC+TFR+TBL+TBC+TBR+WL+WR
