diff --git a/webrtc/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.cc b/webrtc/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.cc
index 744bbe212b..b72aa35e4e 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.cc
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int RTPSender::SendPadData(int payload_type, uint32_t timestamp,
         bytes = (bytes + 16) & 0xffe0;
       }
     }
-    if (padding_bytes_in_packet < 32) {
+    if (bytes < 32) {
       // Sanity don't send empty packets.
       break;
     }