diff --git a/src/enc/backward_references.c b/src/enc/backward_references.c
index 1b080db1..7bf10214 100644
--- a/src/enc/backward_references.c
+++ b/src/enc/backward_references.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int HashChainFindCopy(const HashChain* const p,
   const uint64_t hash_code = GetPixPairHash64(&argb[index]);
   int prev_length = 0;
   int64_t best_val = 0;
-  const int iter_min_mult = (quality < 50) ? 2 : (quality <= 75) ? 4 : 8;
+  const int iter_min_mult = (quality < 50) ? 2 : (quality < 75) ? 4 : 8;
   const int iter_min = -quality * iter_min_mult;
   int iter_cnt = 10 + (quality >> 1);
   const int min_pos = (index > WINDOW_SIZE) ? index - WINDOW_SIZE : 0;
diff --git a/src/enc/vp8l.c b/src/enc/vp8l.c
index ec0b8278..d380b363 100644
--- a/src/enc/vp8l.c
+++ b/src/enc/vp8l.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static int GetHistoBits(const WebPConfig* const config,
   const int height = pic->height;
   const size_t hist_size = sizeof(VP8LHistogram);
   // Make tile size a function of encoding method (Range: 0 to 6).
-  int histo_bits = 8 - config->method;
+  int histo_bits = 7 - config->method;
   while (1) {
     const size_t huff_image_size = VP8LSubSampleSize(width, histo_bits) *
                                    VP8LSubSampleSize(height, histo_bits) *