diff --git a/libavcodec/vp9.c b/libavcodec/vp9.c
index 8ede2e2eb3..83f60e5622 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp9.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vp9.c
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ static int decode_frame_header(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                          get_bits(&s->gb, 8) : 255;
         }
 
-        if (get_bits1(&s->gb)) {
+        s->s.h.segmentation.update_data = get_bits1(&s->gb);
+        if (s->s.h.segmentation.update_data) {
             s->s.h.segmentation.absolute_vals = get_bits1(&s->gb);
             for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
                 if ((s->s.h.segmentation.feat[i].q_enabled = get_bits1(&s->gb)))
diff --git a/libavcodec/vp9shared.h b/libavcodec/vp9shared.h
index 8a450c26a6..37e389e9e1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp9shared.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vp9shared.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct VP9BitstreamHeader {
         uint8_t temporal;
         uint8_t absolute_vals;
         uint8_t update_map;
+        uint8_t update_data;
         uint8_t prob[7];
         uint8_t pred_prob[3];
         struct {