diff --git a/av1/encoder/encodeframe.c b/av1/encoder/encodeframe.c
index b5a8b1d..06f6444 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/encodeframe.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/encodeframe.c
@@ -2990,7 +2990,7 @@
   assert(IMPLIES(!cpi->oxcf.enable_rect_partitions, !do_rectangular_split));
 
   const int ext_partition_allowed =
-      do_rectangular_split && bsize > BLOCK_8X8 && partition_none_allowed;
+      do_rectangular_split && bsize > BLOCK_8X8 && has_rows && has_cols;
 
   // The standard AB partitions are allowed whenever ext-partition-types are
   // allowed