diff --git a/vp8/encoder/bitstream.c b/vp8/encoder/bitstream.c
index 45086cbbe7773005222ac0acc6179cef7319d1d9..748b60778d2f52e2ba41e2876c4f8b1bc36d77d2 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/bitstream.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/bitstream.c
@@ -1214,20 +1214,20 @@ static int independent_coef_context_savings(VP8_COMP *cpi)
             int k = 0;
             unsigned int prev_coef_count_sum[MAX_ENTROPY_TOKENS] = {0};
             int prev_coef_savings[MAX_ENTROPY_TOKENS] = {0};
+            const unsigned int (*probs)[MAX_ENTROPY_TOKENS];
             /* Calculate new probabilities given the constraint that
              * they must be equal over the prev coef contexts
              */
+
+            probs = (const unsigned int (*)[MAX_ENTROPY_TOKENS])
+                                                    cpi->coef_counts[i][j];
+
+            /* Reset to default probabilities at key frames */
             if (cpi->common.frame_type == KEY_FRAME)
-            {
-                /* Reset to default probabilities at key frames */
-                sum_probs_over_prev_coef_context(default_coef_counts[i][j],
-                                                 prev_coef_count_sum);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                sum_probs_over_prev_coef_context(cpi->coef_counts[i][j],
-                                                 prev_coef_count_sum);
-            }
+                probs = default_coef_counts[i][j];
+
+            sum_probs_over_prev_coef_context(probs, prev_coef_count_sum);
+
             do
             {
                 /* at every context */