diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
index efc0e510d2..07318c4822 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
@@ -701,13 +701,19 @@ gst_vp8_enc_handle_frame (GstBaseVideoEncoder * base_video_encoder,
 
     status = vpx_codec_enc_init (&encoder->encoder, &vpx_codec_vp8_cx_algo,
         &cfg, 0);
-    if (status) {
+    if (status != VPX_CODEC_OK) {
       GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (encoder, LIBRARY, INIT,
           ("Failed to initialize encoder"), ("%s",
               gst_vpx_error_name (status)));
       return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
     }
 
+    status = vpx_codec_control (&encoder->encoder, VP8E_SET_CPUUSED, 0);
+    if (status != VPX_CODEC_OK) {
+      GST_WARNING_OBJECT (encoder, "Failed to set VP8E_SET_CPUUSED to 0: %s",
+          gst_vpx_error_name (status));
+    }
+
     gst_base_video_encoder_set_latency (base_video_encoder, 0,
         gst_util_uint64_scale (encoder->max_latency,
             base_video_encoder->state.fps_d * GST_SECOND,