diff --git a/av1/encoder/encoder.c b/av1/encoder/encoder.c
index e0ab38b..66d684b 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encoder.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/encoder.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
   av1_calculate_tile_rows(seq_params, mi_params->mi_rows, tiles);
 }
 
-static void update_frame_size(AV1_COMP *cpi) {
+void update_frame_size(AV1_COMP *cpi) {
   AV1_COMMON *const cm = &cpi->common;
   MACROBLOCKD *const xd = &cpi->td.mb.e_mbd;
 
diff --git a/av1/encoder/encoder.h b/av1/encoder/encoder.h
index 69d3a27..dd39f1c 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encoder.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/encoder.h
@@ -2854,6 +2854,8 @@
 void av1_set_screen_content_options(struct AV1_COMP *cpi,
                                     FeatureFlags *features);
 
+void update_frame_size(AV1_COMP *cpi);
+
 // TODO(jingning): Move these functions as primitive members for the new cpi
 // class.
 static INLINE void stack_push(int *stack, int *stack_size, int item) {
diff --git a/av1/encoder/svc_layercontext.c b/av1/encoder/svc_layercontext.c
index 9f09a4d..d12cb14 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/svc_layercontext.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/svc_layercontext.c
@@ -351,7 +351,10 @@
   // Use Eightap_smooth for low resolutions.
   if (width * height <= 320 * 240)
     svc->downsample_filter_type[svc->spatial_layer_id] = EIGHTTAP_SMOOTH;
-  av1_set_size_literal(cpi, width, height);
+
+  cpi->common.width = width;
+  cpi->common.height = height;
+  update_frame_size(cpi);
 }
 
 void av1_svc_set_mt_per_spatial_layer(AV1_COMP *const cpi) {