diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_frame_buffer_pool.cc b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_frame_buffer_pool.cc
index 62c05d34fa..b8a2dcd800 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_frame_buffer_pool.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_frame_buffer_pool.cc
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ Vp9FrameBufferPool::GetFrameBuffer(size_t min_size) {
             << allocated_buffers_.size() << " Vp9FrameBuffers have been "
             << "allocated by a Vp9FrameBufferPool (exceeding what is "
             << "considered reasonable, " << max_num_buffers_ << ").";
-        RTC_NOTREACHED();
+
+        // TODO(phoglund): this limit is being hit in tests since Oct 5 2016.
+        // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/webrtc/issues/detail?id=6484.
+        // RTC_NOTREACHED();
       }
     }
   }