diff --git a/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c b/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
index ee7de6b70..5adda9eeb 100644
--- a/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
@@ -684,14 +684,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   if (strncmp(encoder->name, "vp8", 3) == 0) {
     vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP8E_SET_CPUUSED, -speed);
     vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP8E_SET_NOISE_SENSITIVITY, kDenoiserOff);
-    vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP8E_SET_STATIC_THRESHOLD, 0);
+    vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP8E_SET_STATIC_THRESHOLD, 1);
   } else if (strncmp(encoder->name, "vp9", 3) == 0) {
     vpx_svc_extra_cfg_t svc_params;
     vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP8E_SET_CPUUSED, speed);
     vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_AQ_MODE, 3);
     vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_FRAME_PERIODIC_BOOST, 0);
     vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_NOISE_SENSITIVITY, 0);
-    vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP8E_SET_STATIC_THRESHOLD, 0);
+    vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP8E_SET_STATIC_THRESHOLD, 1);
     vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_TUNE_CONTENT, 0);
     vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS, (cfg.g_threads >> 1));
     if (vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_SVC, layering_mode > 0 ? 1: 0))