diff --git a/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc b/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
index d67cf52..a2bc27a 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@
     case kVideoCodecH264: {
       if (!config.encoder_specific_settings)
         *video_codec.H264() = VideoEncoder::GetDefaultH264Settings();
+      video_codec.H264()->numberOfTemporalLayers = static_cast<unsigned char>(
+          streams.back().num_temporal_layers.value_or(
+              video_codec.H264()->numberOfTemporalLayers));
+      RTC_DCHECK_GE(video_codec.H264()->numberOfTemporalLayers, 1);
+      RTC_DCHECK_LE(video_codec.H264()->numberOfTemporalLayers,
+                    kMaxTemporalStreams);
       break;
     }
     default: