diff --git a/webrtc/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc b/webrtc/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
index e78e80ee6..3b4753eca 100644
--- a/webrtc/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
@@ -561,16 +561,15 @@ void ViEAutoTest::ViERtpRtcpStandardTest()
     // Allow the encoder to finish the current frame before we expect that no
     // additional packets will be sent.
     AutoTestSleep(kAutoTestSleepTimeMs);
-    bytes_received_after = bytes_received_before;
-    AutoTestSleep(kAutoTestSleepTimeMs);
     EXPECT_EQ(0, ViE.rtp_rtcp->GetRTPStatistics(tbChannel.videoChannel,
                                                 bytes_sent_before,
                                                 packets_sent_before,
                                                 bytes_received_before,
                                                 packets_received_before));
     if (FLAGS_include_timing_dependent_tests) {
-      EXPECT_EQ(bytes_received_before, bytes_received_after);
+      EXPECT_GT(bytes_received_before, bytes_received_after);
     }
+    bytes_received_after = bytes_received_before;
     AutoTestSleep(kAutoTestSleepTimeMs);
     EXPECT_EQ(0, ViE.rtp_rtcp->GetRTPStatistics(tbChannel.videoChannel,
                                                 bytes_sent_after,