diff --git a/video/adaptation/video_stream_encoder_resource_manager.cc b/video/adaptation/video_stream_encoder_resource_manager.cc
index 7461d4f123..16c8b3d5b3 100644
--- a/video/adaptation/video_stream_encoder_resource_manager.cc
+++ b/video/adaptation/video_stream_encoder_resource_manager.cc
@@ -336,10 +336,12 @@ VideoStreamEncoderResourceManager::degradation_preference() const {
   return degradation_preference_;
 }
 
-void VideoStreamEncoderResourceManager::StartEncodeUsageResource() {
+void VideoStreamEncoderResourceManager::EnsureEncodeUsageResourceStarted() {
   RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(encoder_queue_);
-  RTC_DCHECK(!encode_usage_resource_->is_started());
   RTC_DCHECK(encoder_settings_.has_value());
+  if (encode_usage_resource_->is_started()) {
+    encode_usage_resource_->StopCheckForOveruse();
+  }
   encode_usage_resource_->StartCheckForOveruse(GetCpuOveruseOptions());
 }
 
diff --git a/video/adaptation/video_stream_encoder_resource_manager.h b/video/adaptation/video_stream_encoder_resource_manager.h
index a0a53eafc9..10d0e66c1c 100644
--- a/video/adaptation/video_stream_encoder_resource_manager.h
+++ b/video/adaptation/video_stream_encoder_resource_manager.h
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ class VideoStreamEncoderResourceManager
   void SetDegradationPreferences(DegradationPreference degradation_preference);
   DegradationPreference degradation_preference() const;
 
-  // Starts the encode usage resource. The quality scaler resource is
-  // automatically started on being configured.
-  void StartEncodeUsageResource();
+  void EnsureEncodeUsageResourceStarted();
   // Stops the encode usage and quality scaler resources if not already stopped.
   void StopManagedResources();
 
diff --git a/video/video_stream_encoder.cc b/video/video_stream_encoder.cc
index 2e9e453c78..e64e1e92ef 100644
--- a/video/video_stream_encoder.cc
+++ b/video/video_stream_encoder.cc
@@ -841,8 +841,7 @@ void VideoStreamEncoder::ReconfigureEncoder() {
     // We may be able to change this to "EnsureStarted()" if it took care of
     // reconfiguring the QualityScaler as well. (ConfigureQualityScaler() is
     // invoked later in this method.)
-    stream_resource_manager_.StopManagedResources();
-    stream_resource_manager_.StartEncodeUsageResource();
+    stream_resource_manager_.EnsureEncodeUsageResourceStarted();
     pending_encoder_creation_ = false;
   }