diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/generic_encoder.cc b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/generic_encoder.cc
index fda3df2415..490bcccc24 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/generic_encoder.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/generic_encoder.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ VCMGenericEncoder::InitEncode(const VideoCodec* settings,
                               int32_t numberOfCores,
                               uint32_t maxPayloadSize)
 {
-    _bitRate = settings->startBitrate;
+    _bitRate = settings->startBitrate * 1000;
     _frameRate = settings->maxFramerate;
     _codecType = settings->codecType;
     if (_VCMencodedFrameCallback != NULL)