diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index 51bd4477de19f364fba48e34142bf1c564b2d3b0..a65b1d5c26b9cbad973987b4741ee71b8a807d07 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -590,7 +590,11 @@ static void pick_sb_modes(VP9_COMP *cpi, int mi_row, int mi_col,
   set_offsets(cpi, mi_row, mi_col, bsize);
   xd->mode_info_context->mbmi.sb_type = bsize;
 
+  // Set to zero to make sure we do not use the previous encoded frame stats
+  xd->mode_info_context->mbmi.skip_coeff = 0;
+
   x->source_variance = get_sby_perpixel_variance(cpi, x, bsize);
+
   if (cpi->oxcf.tuning == VP8_TUNE_SSIM)
     vp9_activity_masking(cpi, x);