diff --git a/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc b/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
index bcc82a1de7..43fab8c432 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ VideoCodec VideoCodecInitializer::VideoEncoderConfigToVideoCodec(
         if (spatial_layers.empty())
           break;
         // Use codec bitrate limits if spatial layering is not requested.
-        if (config.simulcast_layers.size() <= 1 &&
+        if (video_codec.numberOfSimulcastStreams <= 1 &&
             ScalabilityModeToNumSpatialLayers(*scalability_mode) == 1) {
           spatial_layers.back().minBitrate = video_codec.minBitrate;
           spatial_layers.back().targetBitrate = video_codec.maxBitrate;
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer_unittest.cc b/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer_unittest.cc
index b9d8465aa8..b0edab6004 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer_unittest.cc
@@ -589,11 +589,17 @@ TEST_F(VideoCodecInitializerTest, Vp9SingleSpatialLayerBitratesAreConsistent) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(VideoCodecInitializer::SetupCodec(config, streams, &codec));
 
   EXPECT_EQ(1u, codec.VP9()->numberOfSpatialLayers);
+  // Target is consistent with min and max (min <= target <= max).
   EXPECT_GE(codec.spatialLayers[0].targetBitrate,
             codec.spatialLayers[0].minBitrate);
   EXPECT_LE(codec.spatialLayers[0].targetBitrate,
             codec.spatialLayers[0].maxBitrate);
-  EXPECT_LT(codec.spatialLayers[0].minBitrate, kDefaultMinBitrateBps / 1000);
+  // In the single spatial layer case, the spatial layer bitrates are copied
+  // from the codec's bitrate which is the sum if VideoStream bitrates. In this
+  // case we only have a single VideoStream using default values.
+  EXPECT_EQ(codec.spatialLayers[0].minBitrate, kDefaultMinBitrateBps / 1000);
+  EXPECT_EQ(codec.spatialLayers[0].targetBitrate, kDefaultMaxBitrateBps / 1000);
+  EXPECT_EQ(codec.spatialLayers[0].maxBitrate, kDefaultMaxBitrateBps / 1000);
 }
 
 TEST_F(VideoCodecInitializerTest, Vp9TwoSpatialLayersBitratesAreConsistent) {