diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
index 4f9357832..61c066e5d 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_speed_features.c
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ static void set_rt_speed_feature(VP9_COMP *cpi, SPEED_FEATURES *sf,
     sf->coeff_prob_appx_step = 4;
     sf->use_fast_coef_updates = is_keyframe ? TWO_LOOP : ONE_LOOP_REDUCED;
     sf->mode_search_skip_flags = FLAG_SKIP_INTRA_DIRMISMATCH;
+    sf->tx_size_search_method = is_keyframe ? USE_LARGESTALL : USE_TX_8X8;
 
     if (!is_keyframe) {
       int i;
@@ -360,7 +361,6 @@ static void set_rt_speed_feature(VP9_COMP *cpi, SPEED_FEATURES *sf,
     // Turn on this to use non-RD key frame coding mode.
     sf->use_nonrd_pick_mode = 1;
     sf->mv.search_method = NSTEP;
-    sf->tx_size_search_method = is_keyframe ? USE_LARGESTALL : USE_TX_8X8;
     sf->mv.reduce_first_step_size = 1;
     sf->skip_encode_sb = 0;
   }