diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_ratectrl.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_ratectrl.c
index ac6914ce110238b6e78b72f8a3b7a3f9bb5c0cc2..bf1fc4f3159704338ebe14aad72d84a697a44a54 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_ratectrl.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_ratectrl.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_seg_common.h"
 
-#define LIMIT_QRANGE_FOR_ALTREF_AND_KEY 0
+#define LIMIT_QRANGE_FOR_ALTREF_AND_KEY 1
 
 #define MIN_BPB_FACTOR 0.005
 #define MAX_BPB_FACTOR 50