diff --git a/vp8/encoder/x86/variance_ssse3.c b/vp8/encoder/x86/variance_ssse3.c
index 59e14971aa51b66923dd68aa4997d32d40d96b67..fc2a3c3f2309732bcfa1af39a7832f20842e0279 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/x86/variance_ssse3.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/x86/variance_ssse3.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ unsigned int vp8_sub_pixel_variance16x16_ssse3
 
     // note we could avoid these if statements if the calling function
     // just called the appropriate functions inside.
-    if (xoffset == HALFNDX && yoffset == HALFNDX)
+    if (xoffset == HALFNDX && yoffset == 0)
     {
         vp8_half_horiz_variance16x_h_sse2(
             src_ptr, src_pixels_per_line,