diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl b/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
index ba5cc0917..c300cde62 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_rtcd_defs.pl
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ specialize qw/vp9_variance64x64/, "$sse2_x86inc", "$avx2_x86inc";
 add_proto qw/unsigned int vp9_variance16x16/, "const uint8_t *src_ptr, int source_stride, const uint8_t *ref_ptr, int ref_stride, unsigned int *sse";
 specialize qw/vp9_variance16x16 mmx/, "$sse2_x86inc", "$avx2_x86inc";
 
+add_proto qw/void vp9_get_sse_sum_16x16/, "const uint8_t *src_ptr, int source_stride, const uint8_t *ref_ptr, int ref_stride, unsigned int *sse, int *sum";
+specialize qw/vp9_get_sse_sum_16x16 sse2/;
+$vp9_get_sse_sum_16x16_sse2=vp9_get16x16var_sse2;
+
 add_proto qw/unsigned int vp9_variance16x8/, "const uint8_t *src_ptr, int source_stride, const uint8_t *ref_ptr, int ref_stride, unsigned int *sse";
 specialize qw/vp9_variance16x8 mmx/, "$sse2_x86inc";
 
@@ -431,6 +435,10 @@ specialize qw/vp9_variance8x16 mmx/, "$sse2_x86inc";
 add_proto qw/unsigned int vp9_variance8x8/, "const uint8_t *src_ptr, int source_stride, const uint8_t *ref_ptr, int ref_stride, unsigned int *sse";
 specialize qw/vp9_variance8x8 mmx/, "$sse2_x86inc";
 
+add_proto qw/void vp9_get_sse_sum_8x8/, "const uint8_t *src_ptr, int source_stride, const uint8_t *ref_ptr, int ref_stride, unsigned int *sse, int *sum";
+specialize qw/vp9_get_sse_sum_8x8 sse2/;
+$vp9_get_sse_sum_8x8_sse2=vp9_get8x8var_sse2;
+
 add_proto qw/unsigned int vp9_variance8x4/, "const uint8_t *src_ptr, int source_stride, const uint8_t *ref_ptr, int ref_stride, unsigned int *sse";
 specialize qw/vp9_variance8x4/, "$sse2_x86inc";
 
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index 50961b452..6cbc38d79 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -76,18 +76,6 @@ typedef struct {
   unsigned int var;
 } diff;
 
-static void get_sse_sum_8x8(const uint8_t *src, int src_stride,
-                            const uint8_t *ref, int ref_stride,
-                            unsigned int *sse, int *sum) {
-  variance(src, src_stride, ref, ref_stride, 8, 8, sse, sum);
-}
-
-static void get_sse_sum_16x16(const uint8_t *src, int src_stride,
-                              const uint8_t *ref, int ref_stride,
-                              unsigned int *sse, int *sum) {
-  variance(src, src_stride, ref, ref_stride, 16, 16, sse, sum);
-}
-
 static unsigned int get_sby_perpixel_variance(VP9_COMP *cpi,
                                               const struct buf_2d *ref,
                                               BLOCK_SIZE bs) {
@@ -490,8 +478,8 @@ static void choose_partitioning(VP9_COMP *cpi,
         unsigned int sse = 0;
         int sum = 0;
         if (x_idx < pixels_wide && y_idx < pixels_high)
-          get_sse_sum_8x8(s + y_idx * sp + x_idx, sp,
-                          d + y_idx * dp + x_idx, dp, &sse, &sum);
+          vp9_get_sse_sum_8x8(s + y_idx * sp + x_idx, sp,
+                              d + y_idx * dp + x_idx, dp, &sse, &sum);
         fill_variance(sse, sum, 64, &vst->split[k].part_variances.none);
       }
     }
@@ -1226,9 +1214,9 @@ static void set_source_var_based_partition(VP9_COMP *cpi,
         int b_offset = b_mi_row * MI_SIZE * src_stride +
                        b_mi_col * MI_SIZE;
 
-        get_sse_sum_16x16(src + b_offset, src_stride,
-                          pre_src + b_offset, pre_stride,
-                          &d16[j].sse, &d16[j].sum);
+        vp9_get_sse_sum_16x16(src + b_offset, src_stride,
+                              pre_src + b_offset, pre_stride,
+                              &d16[j].sse, &d16[j].sum);
 
         d16[j].var = d16[j].sse -
             (((uint32_t)d16[j].sum * d16[j].sum) >> 8);
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_variance.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_variance.c
index 91d8ea4dc..02bed8988 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_variance.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_variance.c
@@ -156,6 +156,19 @@ unsigned int vp9_sub_pixel_avg_variance##W##x##H##_c( \
   return vp9_variance##W##x##H##_c(temp3, W, dst, dst_stride, sse); \
 }
 
+
+void vp9_get_sse_sum_16x16_c(const uint8_t *src_ptr, int source_stride,
+                             const uint8_t *ref_ptr, int ref_stride,
+                             unsigned int *sse, int *sum) {
+  variance(src_ptr, source_stride, ref_ptr, ref_stride, 16, 16, sse, sum);
+}
+
+void vp9_get_sse_sum_8x8_c(const uint8_t *src_ptr, int source_stride,
+                           const uint8_t *ref_ptr, int ref_stride,
+                           unsigned int *sse, int *sum) {
+  variance(src_ptr, source_stride, ref_ptr, ref_stride, 8, 8, sse, sum);
+}
+
 unsigned int vp9_mse16x16_c(const uint8_t *src, int src_stride,
                             const uint8_t *ref, int ref_stride,
                             unsigned int *sse) {