diff --git a/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c b/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
index c2382cfab01f81941e86bb866b61a2df43c263ae..8cc7f4a95c5744956eaaca2446db0878c98d6453 100644
--- a/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_AQ_MODE, 3);
       vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_FRAME_PERIODIC_BOOST, 0);
       vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_NOISE_SENSITIVITY, 0);
-      if (vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_SVC, 1)) {
+      if (vpx_codec_control(&codec, VP9E_SET_SVC, layering_mode > 0 ? 1: 0)) {
         die_codec(&codec, "Failed to set SVC");
     }
   }