diff --git a/vp10/encoder/encodemb.c b/vp10/encoder/encodemb.c
index 30e77b04d..966a13303 100644
--- a/vp10/encoder/encodemb.c
+++ b/vp10/encoder/encodemb.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typedef struct vp10_token_state {
   int           error;
   int           next;
   int16_t       token;
-  short         qc;
+  tran_low_t    qc;
 } vp10_token_state;
 
 // TODO(jimbankoski): experiment to find optimal RD numbers.