diff --git a/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncCu.cpp b/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncCu.cpp
index 2fcad5d46071a63bc3ff712f9eaba0763c36317a..54acc6a6ed7ef9db15c8b1fffd368d76c583496e 100644
--- a/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncCu.cpp
+++ b/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncCu.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ Void TEncCu::compressCtu( TComDataCU* pCtu )
   // initialize CU data
   m_ppcBestCU[0]->initCtu( pCtu->getPic(), pCtu->getCtuRsAddr() );
   m_ppcTempCU[0]->initCtu( pCtu->getPic(), pCtu->getCtuRsAddr() );
+  m_bEncodeDQP         = false;
 
   // analysis of CU
   DEBUG_STRING_NEW(sDebug)