diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.cc b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.cc
index 1cd45de2b5..874509b6ef 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "modules/video_coding/codecs/vp9/vp9_impl.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <limits>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
@@ -506,6 +507,7 @@ int VP9EncoderImpl::InitAndSetControlSettings(const VideoCodec* inst) {
     vpx_svc_frame_drop_t svc_drop_frame;
     memset(&svc_drop_frame, 0, sizeof(svc_drop_frame));
     svc_drop_frame.framedrop_mode = FULL_SUPERFRAME_DROP;
+    svc_drop_frame.max_consec_drop = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
     for (size_t i = 0; i < num_spatial_layers_; ++i) {
       svc_drop_frame.framedrop_thresh[i] = config_->rc_dropframe_thresh;
     }