diff --git a/call/bitrate_allocator.cc b/call/bitrate_allocator.cc
index 842c3cc51b..a8b600f59d 100644
--- a/call/bitrate_allocator.cc
+++ b/call/bitrate_allocator.cc
@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@ void BitrateAllocator::UpdateAllocationLimits() {
     }
     total_requested_padding_bitrate += stream_padding;
     uint32_t max_bitrate_bps = config.max_bitrate_bps;
-    if (config.media_ratio > 0) {
-      max_bitrate_bps =
-          static_cast<uint32_t>(max_bitrate_bps / config.media_ratio);
+    if (config.media_ratio < 1.0) {
+      // Account for protection overhead (eg FEC). Assumption is that overhead
+      // is never more than 100%. Don't adjust based exact value as that might
+      // trigger too frequent calls to OnAllocationLimitsChanged().
+      max_bitrate_bps *= 2;
     }
     total_requested_max_bitrate += max_bitrate_bps;
     if (config.allocated_bitrate_bps > 0 && config.has_packet_feedback)
diff --git a/call/bitrate_allocator_unittest.cc b/call/bitrate_allocator_unittest.cc
index 61d5410540..db085f35ff 100644
--- a/call/bitrate_allocator_unittest.cc
+++ b/call/bitrate_allocator_unittest.cc
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ TEST_F(BitrateAllocatorTestNoEnforceMin, OneBitrateObserverWithPacketLoss) {
   const double kProtectionRatio = 0.4;
   uint32_t target_bitrate_bps = 200000;
   const uint32_t kMaxBitrateWithProtectionBps =
-      static_cast<uint32_t>(kMaxBitrateBps / (1 - kProtectionRatio));
+      static_cast<uint32_t>(kMaxBitrateBps * 2);
   uint8_t fraction_loss = kProtectionRatio * 256;
   bitrate_observer.SetBitrateProtectionRatio(kProtectionRatio);
   EXPECT_CALL(limit_observer_,