diff --git a/vp8/common/loopfilter.c b/vp8/common/loopfilter.c
index 3f05efe812381d9c413b54b635236e2cac4f6ac3..b9ac0ff3e806d9e00c6414d5724489942d2df684 100644
--- a/vp8/common/loopfilter.c
+++ b/vp8/common/loopfilter.c
@@ -196,18 +196,14 @@ void vp8_loop_filter_frame_init(VP8_COMMON *cm,
     }
 }
 
-void vp8_loop_filter_frame
-(
-    VP8_COMMON *cm,
-    MACROBLOCKD *mbd
-)
+void vp8_loop_filter_frame(VP8_COMMON *cm,
+                           MACROBLOCKD *mbd,
+                           int frame_type)
 {
     YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = cm->frame_to_show;
     loop_filter_info_n *lfi_n = &cm->lf_info;
     loop_filter_info lfi;
 
-    FRAME_TYPE frame_type = cm->frame_type;
-
     int mb_row;
     int mb_col;
     int mb_rows = cm->mb_rows;
diff --git a/vp8/common/loopfilter.h b/vp8/common/loopfilter.h
index 0fa83750b8801c89378d63b914ca7ce81c81e97f..0497271b021e907b1df271e7994a9a0ef715f0ad 100644
--- a/vp8/common/loopfilter.h
+++ b/vp8/common/loopfilter.h
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ void vp8_loop_filter_frame_init(struct VP8Common *cm,
                                 struct macroblockd *mbd,
                                 int default_filt_lvl);
 
-void vp8_loop_filter_frame(struct VP8Common *cm, struct macroblockd *mbd);
+void vp8_loop_filter_frame(struct VP8Common *cm, struct macroblockd *mbd,
+                           int frame_type);
 
 void vp8_loop_filter_partial_frame(struct VP8Common *cm,
                                    struct macroblockd *mbd,
diff --git a/vp8/decoder/onyxd_if.c b/vp8/decoder/onyxd_if.c
index 50d609d6e687fe628a083edbd525fca46a8b36a8..e9d1a560f98133641aecace4c52e9b45776deeca 100644
--- a/vp8/decoder/onyxd_if.c
+++ b/vp8/decoder/onyxd_if.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ int vp8dx_receive_compressed_data(VP8D_COMP *pbi, unsigned long size, const unsi
         if(cm->filter_level)
         {
             /* Apply the loop filter if appropriate. */
-            vp8_loop_filter_frame(cm, &pbi->mb);
+            vp8_loop_filter_frame(cm, &pbi->mb, cm->frame_type);
         }
         vp8_yv12_extend_frame_borders(cm->frame_to_show);
     }
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/onyx_if.c b/vp8/encoder/onyx_if.c
index 5f2391545b4bca8a7014482486d02e4f0dab4b94..a201549b3f6fd0d330e7321866c650156b5661f4 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/onyx_if.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/onyx_if.c
@@ -3117,6 +3117,8 @@ static void update_reference_frames(VP8_COMMON *cm)
 
 void vp8_loopfilter_frame(VP8_COMP *cpi, VP8_COMMON *cm)
 {
+    const FRAME_TYPE frame_type = cm->frame_type;
+
     if (cm->no_lpf)
     {
         cm->filter_level = 0;
@@ -3134,6 +3136,11 @@ void vp8_loopfilter_frame(VP8_COMP *cpi, VP8_COMMON *cm)
         else
             vp8cx_pick_filter_level(cpi->Source, cpi);
 
+        if (cm->filter_level > 0)
+        {
+            vp8cx_set_alt_lf_level(cpi, cm->filter_level);
+        }
+
         vpx_usec_timer_mark(&timer);
         cpi->time_pick_lpf += vpx_usec_timer_elapsed(&timer);
     }
@@ -3145,8 +3152,7 @@ void vp8_loopfilter_frame(VP8_COMP *cpi, VP8_COMMON *cm)
 
     if (cm->filter_level > 0)
     {
-        vp8cx_set_alt_lf_level(cpi, cm->filter_level);
-        vp8_loop_filter_frame(cm, &cpi->mb.e_mbd);
+        vp8_loop_filter_frame(cm, &cpi->mb.e_mbd, frame_type);
     }
 
     vp8_yv12_extend_frame_borders(cm->frame_to_show);