diff --git a/encoder/analyse.c b/encoder/analyse.c
index 0dd7235..f27169c 100644
--- a/encoder/analyse.c
+++ b/encoder/analyse.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_intra( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_

 static void x264_intra_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_thresh )
 {
-    if( a->i_satd_i16x16 <= i_satd_thresh )
+    if( a->i_satd_i16x16 < i_satd_thresh )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = I_16x16;
         x264_analyse_update_cache( h, a );
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ static void x264_intra_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_thresh )
     else
         a->i_satd_i16x16 = COST_MAX;

-    if( a->i_satd_i4x4 <= i_satd_thresh && a->i_satd_i4x4 < COST_MAX )
+    if( a->i_satd_i4x4 < i_satd_thresh )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = I_4x4;
         x264_analyse_update_cache( h, a );
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ static void x264_intra_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_thresh )
     else
         a->i_satd_i4x4 = COST_MAX;

-    if( a->i_satd_i8x8 <= i_satd_thresh && a->i_satd_i8x8 < COST_MAX )
+    if( a->i_satd_i8x8 < i_satd_thresh && a->i_satd_i8x8 < COST_MAX )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = I_8x8;
         x264_analyse_update_cache( h, a );
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_p_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd )
         a->l0.i_rd16x16 = x264_rd_cost_mb( h, a->i_lambda2 );
     }

-    if( a->l0.i_cost16x8 <= thresh )
+    if( a->l0.i_cost16x8 < thresh )
     {
         h->mb.i_partition = D_16x8;
         x264_analyse_update_cache( h, a );
@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_p_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd )
     else
         a->l0.i_cost16x8 = COST_MAX;

-    if( a->l0.i_cost8x16 <= thresh )
+    if( a->l0.i_cost8x16 < thresh )
     {
         h->mb.i_partition = D_8x16;
         x264_analyse_update_cache( h, a );
@@ -2594,7 +2594,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_p_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd )
     else
         a->l0.i_cost8x16 = COST_MAX;

-    if( a->l0.i_cost8x8 <= thresh )
+    if( a->l0.i_cost8x8 < thresh )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = P_8x8;
         h->mb.i_partition = D_8x8;
@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_b_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_i
     //FIXME not all the update_cache calls are needed
     h->mb.i_partition = D_16x16;
     /* L0 */
-    if( a->l0.me16x16.cost <= thresh && a->l0.i_rd16x16 == COST_MAX )
+    if( a->l0.me16x16.cost < thresh && a->l0.i_rd16x16 == COST_MAX )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = B_L0_L0;
         x264_analyse_update_cache( h, a );
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_b_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_i
     }

     /* L1 */
-    if( a->l1.me16x16.cost <= thresh && a->l1.i_rd16x16 == COST_MAX )
+    if( a->l1.me16x16.cost < thresh && a->l1.i_rd16x16 == COST_MAX )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = B_L1_L1;
         x264_analyse_update_cache( h, a );
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_b_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_i
     }

     /* BI */
-    if( a->i_cost16x16bi <= thresh && a->i_rd16x16bi == COST_MAX )
+    if( a->i_cost16x16bi < thresh && a->i_rd16x16bi == COST_MAX )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = B_BI_BI;
         x264_analyse_update_cache( h, a );
@@ -2679,7 +2679,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_b_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_i
     }

     /* 8x8 */
-    if( a->i_cost8x8bi <= thresh && a->i_rd8x8bi == COST_MAX )
+    if( a->i_cost8x8bi < thresh && a->i_rd8x8bi == COST_MAX )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = B_8x8;
         h->mb.i_partition = D_8x8;
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_b_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_i
     }

     /* 16x8 */
-    if( a->i_cost16x8bi <= thresh && a->i_rd16x8bi == COST_MAX )
+    if( a->i_cost16x8bi < thresh && a->i_rd16x8bi == COST_MAX )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = a->i_mb_type16x8;
         h->mb.i_partition = D_16x8;
@@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ static void x264_mb_analyse_b_rd( x264_t *h, x264_mb_analysis_t *a, int i_satd_i
     }

     /* 8x16 */
-    if( a->i_cost8x16bi <= thresh && a->i_rd8x16bi == COST_MAX )
+    if( a->i_cost8x16bi < thresh && a->i_rd8x16bi == COST_MAX )
     {
         h->mb.i_type = a->i_mb_type8x16;
         h->mb.i_partition = D_8x16;