diff --git a/channels/chan_zap.c b/channels/chan_zap.c
index 0f5c2d028d..9cce246aa4 100644
--- a/channels/chan_zap.c
+++ b/channels/chan_zap.c
@@ -7426,7 +7426,13 @@ static struct zt_pvt *mkintf(int channel, struct zt_chan_conf conf, struct zt_pr
 		tmp->echocancel = conf.chan.echocancel;
 		tmp->echotraining = conf.chan.echotraining;
 		tmp->pulse = conf.chan.pulse;
-		tmp->echocanbridged = conf.chan.echocanbridged;
+		if (tmp->echocancel)
+			tmp->echocanbridged = conf.chan.echocanbridged;
+		else {
+			if (conf.chan.echocanbridged)
+				ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "echocancelwhenbridged requires echocancel to be enabled; ignoring\n");
+			tmp->echocanbridged = 0;
+		}
 		tmp->busydetect = conf.chan.busydetect;
 		tmp->busycount = conf.chan.busycount;
 		tmp->busy_tonelength = conf.chan.busy_tonelength;
@@ -9990,7 +9996,7 @@ static int zap_show_channel(int fd, int argc, char **argv)
 			ast_cli(fd, "Default law: %s\n", tmp->law == ZT_LAW_MULAW ? "ulaw" : tmp->law == ZT_LAW_ALAW ? "alaw" : "unknown");
 			ast_cli(fd, "Fax Handled: %s\n", tmp->faxhandled ? "yes" : "no");
 			ast_cli(fd, "Pulse phone: %s\n", tmp->pulsedial ? "yes" : "no");
-			ast_cli(fd, "Echo Cancellation: %d taps%s, currently %s\n", tmp->echocancel, (!tmp->echocancel || tmp->echocanbridged) ? "" : " unless TDM bridged", tmp->echocanon ? "ON" : "OFF");
+			ast_cli(fd, "Echo Cancellation: %d taps%s, currently %s\n", tmp->echocancel, tmp->echocanbridged ? "" : " unless TDM bridged", tmp->echocanon ? "ON" : "OFF");
 			if (tmp->master)
 				ast_cli(fd, "Master Channel: %d\n", tmp->master->channel);
 			for (x = 0; x < MAX_SLAVES; x++) {