diff --git a/modules/video_coding/svc/svc_rate_allocator.cc b/modules/video_coding/svc/svc_rate_allocator.cc
index b6ae0d7430..f3514a1a77 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/svc/svc_rate_allocator.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/svc/svc_rate_allocator.cc
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ VideoBitrateAllocation SvcRateAllocator::Allocate(
       hysteresis_factor = experiment_settings_.GetVideoHysteresisFactor();
     }
 
-    DataRate stable_rate =
-        std::min(parameters.total_bitrate, parameters.stable_bitrate);
+    DataRate stable_rate = std::min(total_bitrate, parameters.stable_bitrate);
     // First check if bitrate has grown large enough to enable new layers.
     size_t num_enabled_with_hysteresis =
         FindNumEnabledLayers(stable_rate / hysteresis_factor);
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ VideoBitrateAllocation SvcRateAllocator::Allocate(
           std::min(last_active_layer_count_, FindNumEnabledLayers(stable_rate));
     }
   } else {
-    num_spatial_layers = FindNumEnabledLayers(parameters.total_bitrate);
+    num_spatial_layers = FindNumEnabledLayers(total_bitrate);
   }
   last_active_layer_count_ = num_spatial_layers;
 
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/svc/svc_rate_allocator_unittest.cc b/modules/video_coding/svc/svc_rate_allocator_unittest.cc
index b3a365d722..44d1eae667 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/svc/svc_rate_allocator_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/svc/svc_rate_allocator_unittest.cc
@@ -361,6 +361,21 @@ TEST(SvcRateAllocatorTest, UsesScalabilityModeToGetNumberOfLayers) {
   EXPECT_EQ(allocation.GetSpatialLayerSum(2), 0u);
 }
 
+TEST(SvcRateAllocatorTest, CapsAllocationToMaxBitrate) {
+  VideoCodec codec = Configure(1280, 720, 3, 3, false);
+  codec.maxBitrate = 70;  // Cap the overall max bitrate to 70kbps.
+  SvcRateAllocator allocator = SvcRateAllocator(codec);
+
+  // Allocate 3Mbps which should be enough for all layers.
+  VideoBitrateAllocation allocation =
+      allocator.Allocate(VideoBitrateAllocationParameters(3'000'000, 30));
+
+  // The 3Mbps should be capped to 70kbps, so only first layer is active.
+  EXPECT_EQ(allocation.GetSpatialLayerSum(0), 70'000u);
+  EXPECT_EQ(allocation.GetSpatialLayerSum(1), 0u);
+  EXPECT_EQ(allocation.GetSpatialLayerSum(2), 0u);
+}
+
 class SvcRateAllocatorTestParametrizedContentType
     : public ::testing::Test,
       public ::testing::WithParamInterface<bool> {