diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
index 8fcaea3be1..a99b969531 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ gst_vp8_enc_handle_frame (GstBaseVideoEncoder * base_video_encoder,
   hook->image = image;
   frame->coder_hook = hook;
 
-  if (encoder->force_keyframe) {
+  if (frame->force_keyframe) {
     flags |= VPX_EFLAG_FORCE_KF;
   }
 
diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.h b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.h
index 8e8d9b234a..1ba65d43d2 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.h
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ struct _GstVP8Enc
   gboolean auto_alt_ref_frames;
 
   /* state */
-  gboolean force_keyframe;
   gboolean inited;
 
   int n_frames;