diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
index a05db60c6..c5eae6263 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ static void set_rt_speed_feature_framesize_independent(
     // For SVC: enable use of lower resolution partition for higher resolution,
     // only for 3 spatial layers and when config/top resolution is above VGA.
     // Enable only for non-base temporal layer frames.
-    if (cpi->use_svc && cpi->svc.number_spatial_layers == 3 &&
-        cpi->svc.temporal_layer_id > 0 &&
+    if (cpi->use_svc && cpi->svc.use_partition_reuse &&
+        cpi->svc.number_spatial_layers == 3 && cpi->svc.temporal_layer_id > 0 &&
         cpi->oxcf.width * cpi->oxcf.height > 640 * 480)
       sf->svc_use_lowres_part = 1;
   }
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_svc_layercontext.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_svc_layercontext.c
index a7fe36fca..aaacbcbcc 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_svc_layercontext.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_svc_layercontext.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ void vp9_init_layer_context(VP9_COMP *const cpi) {
   svc->rc_drop_superframe = 0;
   svc->force_zero_mode_spatial_ref = 0;
   svc->use_base_mv = 0;
+  svc->use_partition_reuse = 0;
   svc->scaled_temp_is_alloc = 0;
   svc->scaled_one_half = 0;
   svc->current_superframe = 0;
@@ -611,7 +612,10 @@ int vp9_one_pass_cbr_svc_start_layer(VP9_COMP *const cpi) {
   int width = 0, height = 0;
   LAYER_CONTEXT *lc = NULL;
   cpi->svc.skip_enhancement_layer = 0;
-  if (cpi->svc.number_spatial_layers > 1) cpi->svc.use_base_mv = 1;
+  if (cpi->svc.number_spatial_layers > 1) {
+    cpi->svc.use_base_mv = 1;
+    cpi->svc.use_partition_reuse = 1;
+  }
   cpi->svc.force_zero_mode_spatial_ref = 1;
   cpi->svc.mi_stride[cpi->svc.spatial_layer_id] = cpi->common.mi_stride;
 
@@ -675,8 +679,9 @@ int vp9_one_pass_cbr_svc_start_layer(VP9_COMP *const cpi) {
   if (lc->scaling_factor_num > (3 * lc->scaling_factor_den) >> 2)
     cpi->svc.downsample_filter_phase[cpi->svc.spatial_layer_id] = 0;
 
-  // The usage of use_base_mv assumes down-scale of 2x2. For now, turn off use
-  // of base motion vectors if spatial scale factors for any layers are not 2,
+  // The usage of use_base_mv or partition_reuse assumes down-scale of 2x2.
+  // For now, turn off use of base motion vectors and partition reuse if the
+  // spatial scale factors for any layers are not 2,
   // keep the case of 3 spatial layers with scale factor of 4x4 for base layer.
   // TODO(marpan): Fix this to allow for use_base_mv for scale factors != 2.
   if (cpi->svc.number_spatial_layers > 1) {
@@ -688,6 +693,7 @@ int vp9_one_pass_cbr_svc_start_layer(VP9_COMP *const cpi) {
           !(lc->scaling_factor_num == lc->scaling_factor_den >> 2 && sl == 0 &&
             cpi->svc.number_spatial_layers == 3)) {
         cpi->svc.use_base_mv = 0;
+        cpi->svc.use_partition_reuse = 0;
         break;
       }
     }
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_svc_layercontext.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_svc_layercontext.h
index 87686fe59..1a581e093 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_svc_layercontext.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_svc_layercontext.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ typedef struct SVC {
   int current_superframe;
   int non_reference_frame;
   int use_base_mv;
+  int use_partition_reuse;
   // Used to control the downscaling filter for source scaling, for 1 pass CBR.
   // downsample_filter_phase: = 0 will do sub-sampling (no weighted average),
   // = 8 will center the target pixel and get a symmetric averaging filter.