diff --git a/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers.cc b/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers.cc
index 28c270d550..59ad9c2646 100644
--- a/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers.cc
+++ b/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool TemporalLayers::ConfigureBitrates(int bitrateKbit,
       temporal_pattern_[4] = kTemporalUpdateLast;
       temporal_pattern_[5] = kTemporalUpdateGolden;
       temporal_pattern_[6] = kTemporalUpdateLast;
-      temporal_pattern_[7] = kTemporalUpdateNone;
+      temporal_pattern_[7] = kTemporalUpdateNoneNoRefAltref;
       break;
     case 3:
       temporal_ids_length_ = 4;
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ int TemporalLayers::EncodeFlags() {
       flags |= VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF;
       flags |= VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST;
       break;
+    case kTemporalUpdateNoneNoRefAltref:
+      flags |= VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF;
+      // Deliberately no break here.
     case kTemporalUpdateNone:
       flags |= VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF;
       flags |= VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF;
diff --git a/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers.h b/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers.h
index 6be0582a08..2ca7229170 100644
--- a/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers.h
+++ b/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class TemporalLayers {
 
  private:
   enum TemporalReferences {
+    // Second layer and last frame in cycle, for 2 layers.
+    kTemporalUpdateNoneNoRefAltref = 6,
     // Highest enhancement layer.
     kTemporalUpdateNone = 5,
     // Second enhancement layer.
diff --git a/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers_unittest.cc b/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers_unittest.cc
index 69f35a5f64..7b35c6f5e3 100644
--- a/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/source/temporal_layers_unittest.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ enum {
                         VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF |
                         VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST |
                         VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ENTROPY,
+  kTemporalUpdateNoneNoRefAltRef = VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+                                   VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF |
+                                   VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF |
+                                   VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST |
+                                   VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ENTROPY,
 };
 
 TEST(TemporalLayersTest, 2Layers) {
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ TEST(TemporalLayersTest, 2Layers) {
                              kTemporalUpdateLast,
                              kTemporalUpdateGolden,
                              kTemporalUpdateLast,
-                             kTemporalUpdateNone,
+                             kTemporalUpdateNoneNoRefAltRef,
                              kTemporalUpdateLast,
                              kTemporalUpdateGoldenWithoutDependency,
                              kTemporalUpdateLast,
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ TEST(TemporalLayersTest, 2Layers) {
                              kTemporalUpdateLast,
                              kTemporalUpdateGolden,
                              kTemporalUpdateLast,
-                             kTemporalUpdateNone
+                             kTemporalUpdateNoneNoRefAltRef
   };
   int expected_temporal_idx[16] =
       { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 };