diff --git a/pc/sdp_offer_answer.cc b/pc/sdp_offer_answer.cc
index f19cd13ac7..9c0e7eb860 100644
--- a/pc/sdp_offer_answer.cc
+++ b/pc/sdp_offer_answer.cc
@@ -3311,7 +3311,7 @@ bool SdpOfferAnswerHandler::CheckIfNegotiationIsNeeded() {
 
   // 4. If connection has created any RTCDataChannels, and no m= section in
   // description has been negotiated yet for data, return true.
-  if (data_channel_controller()->HasDataChannels()) {
+  if (data_channel_controller()->HasUsedDataChannels()) {
     if (!cricket::GetFirstDataContent(description->description()->contents()))
       return true;
   }