diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc.c
index 719ad8b3a8f..9833af8698b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc.c
@@ -1435,7 +1435,8 @@ static void radeon_enc_begin_frame(struct pipe_video_codec *encoder,
       enc->need_rc_per_pic =
          (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_i && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_i != pic->quant_i_frames) ||
          (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p != pic->quant_p_frames) ||
-         (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_b && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_b != pic->quant_b_frames);
+         (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_b && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_b != pic->quant_b_frames) ||
+         (enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qvbr_quality_level != pic->rate_ctrl[0].vbr_quality_factor);
    } else if (u_reduce_video_profile(picture->profile) == PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_HEVC) {
       struct pipe_h265_enc_picture_desc *pic = (struct pipe_h265_enc_picture_desc *)picture;
       enc->need_rate_control =
@@ -1450,7 +1451,8 @@ static void radeon_enc_begin_frame(struct pipe_video_codec *encoder,
 
       enc->need_rc_per_pic =
          (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_i && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_i != pic->rc.quant_i_frames) ||
-         (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p != pic->rc.quant_p_frames);
+         (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p != pic->rc.quant_p_frames) ||
+         (enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qvbr_quality_level != pic->rc.vbr_quality_factor);
    } else if (u_reduce_video_profile(picture->profile) == PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_AV1) {
       struct pipe_av1_enc_picture_desc *pic = (struct pipe_av1_enc_picture_desc *)picture;
       enc->need_rate_control =
@@ -1465,7 +1467,8 @@ static void radeon_enc_begin_frame(struct pipe_video_codec *encoder,
 
       enc->need_rc_per_pic =
          (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_i && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_i != pic->rc[0].qp) ||
-         (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p != pic->rc[0].qp_inter);
+         (!enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p && enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qp_p != pic->rc[0].qp_inter) ||
+         (enc->enc_pic.rc_per_pic.qvbr_quality_level != pic->rc[0].vbr_quality_factor);
 
       if (!enc->cdf) {
          enc->cdf = CALLOC_STRUCT(rvid_buffer);