diff --git a/modules/video_coding/utility/simulcast_rate_allocator.cc b/modules/video_coding/utility/simulcast_rate_allocator.cc
index 3427676525..39e39abca1 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/utility/simulcast_rate_allocator.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/utility/simulcast_rate_allocator.cc
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ void SimulcastRateAllocator::DistributeAllocationToTemporalLayers(
     uint32_t max_bitrate_kbps;
     // Legacy temporal-layered only screenshare, or simulcast screenshare
     // with legacy mode for simulcast stream 0.
-    if (legacy_conference_mode_ && simulcast_id == 0) {
+    if (codec_.mode == VideoCodecMode::kScreensharing &&
+        legacy_conference_mode_ && simulcast_id == 0) {
       // TODO(holmer): This is a "temporary" hack for screensharing, where we
       // interpret the startBitrate as the encoder target bitrate. This is
       // to allow for a different max bitrate, so if the codec can't meet
@@ -249,7 +250,8 @@ void SimulcastRateAllocator::DistributeAllocationToTemporalLayers(
     if (num_temporal_streams == 1) {
       tl_allocation.push_back(target_bitrate_kbps);
     } else {
-      if (legacy_conference_mode_ && simulcast_id == 0) {
+      if (codec_.mode == VideoCodecMode::kScreensharing &&
+          legacy_conference_mode_ && simulcast_id == 0) {
         tl_allocation = ScreenshareTemporalLayerAllocation(
             target_bitrate_kbps, max_bitrate_kbps, simulcast_id);
       } else {