diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.c b/vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.c
index 9fef8b1ef..def12554d 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.c
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_quant_common.c
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ int vp9_get_qindex(const struct segmentation *seg, int segment_id,
                    int base_qindex) {
   if (vp9_segfeature_active(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_ALT_Q)) {
     const int data = vp9_get_segdata(seg, segment_id, SEG_LVL_ALT_Q);
-    return seg->abs_delta == SEGMENT_ABSDATA ?
-                             data :  // Abs value
-                             clamp(base_qindex + data, 0, MAXQ);  // Delta value
+    const int seg_qindex = seg->abs_delta == SEGMENT_ABSDATA ?
+        data : base_qindex + data;
+    return clamp(seg_qindex, 0, MAXQ);
   } else {
     return base_qindex;
   }