diff --git a/test/vp9_ethread_test.cc b/test/vp9_ethread_test.cc
index 4e8d814c1..d4ee8aedd 100644
--- a/test/vp9_ethread_test.cc
+++ b/test/vp9_ethread_test.cc
@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@ TEST_P(VPxEncoderThreadTest, EncoderResultTest) {
   ASSERT_EQ(single_thr_md5, multi_thr_md5);
 
   // Part 2: row_mt_mode_ = 0 vs row_mt_mode_ = 1 single thread bit exact test.
-  // The first-pass stats are not bit exact here, but that difference doesn't
-  // cause a mismatch between the final bitstreams.
   row_mt_mode_ = 1;
 
   // Encode using single thread
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
index c6e34117e..4888c20f4 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
@@ -5589,7 +5589,7 @@ void vp9_set_row_mt(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
     cpi->row_mt = 1;
   }
 
-  if (cpi->row_mt && cpi->oxcf.max_threads > 1)
+  if (cpi->row_mt)
     cpi->row_mt_bit_exact = 1;
   else
     cpi->row_mt_bit_exact = 0;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
index 5a374ff88..43ef4254d 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
@@ -664,7 +664,8 @@ void vp9_set_speed_features_framesize_dependent(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
   // and multiple threads match.
   // It can be used in realtime when adaptive_rd_thresh_row_mt is enabled since
   // adaptive_rd_thresh is defined per-row for non-rd pickmode.
-  if (!sf->adaptive_rd_thresh_row_mt && cpi->row_mt_bit_exact)
+  if (!sf->adaptive_rd_thresh_row_mt && cpi->row_mt_bit_exact &&
+      oxcf->max_threads > 1)
     sf->adaptive_rd_thresh = 0;
 
   // This is only used in motion vector unit test.
@@ -820,7 +821,8 @@ void vp9_set_speed_features_framesize_independent(VP9_COMP *cpi) {
   // and multiple threads match.
   // It can be used in realtime when adaptive_rd_thresh_row_mt is enabled since
   // adaptive_rd_thresh is defined per-row for non-rd pickmode.
-  if (!sf->adaptive_rd_thresh_row_mt && cpi->row_mt_bit_exact)
+  if (!sf->adaptive_rd_thresh_row_mt && cpi->row_mt_bit_exact &&
+      oxcf->max_threads > 1)
     sf->adaptive_rd_thresh = 0;
 
   // This is only used in motion vector unit test.