diff --git a/vp10/decoder/decodeframe.c b/vp10/decoder/decodeframe.c
index d6a4e6f6a..387204bfa 100644
--- a/vp10/decoder/decodeframe.c
+++ b/vp10/decoder/decodeframe.c
@@ -1095,17 +1095,17 @@ static void setup_loopfilter(struct loopfilter *lf,
 
       for (i = 0; i < MAX_REF_FRAMES; i++)
         if (vpx_rb_read_bit(rb))
-          lf->ref_deltas[i] = vpx_rb_read_signed_literal(rb, 6);
+          lf->ref_deltas[i] = vpx_rb_read_inv_signed_literal(rb, 6);
 
       for (i = 0; i < MAX_MODE_LF_DELTAS; i++)
         if (vpx_rb_read_bit(rb))
-          lf->mode_deltas[i] = vpx_rb_read_signed_literal(rb, 6);
+          lf->mode_deltas[i] = vpx_rb_read_inv_signed_literal(rb, 6);
     }
   }
 }
 
 static INLINE int read_delta_q(struct vpx_read_bit_buffer *rb) {
-  return vpx_rb_read_bit(rb) ? vpx_rb_read_signed_literal(rb, 4) : 0;
+  return vpx_rb_read_bit(rb) ? vpx_rb_read_inv_signed_literal(rb, 4) : 0;
 }
 
 static void setup_quantization(VP10_COMMON *const cm, MACROBLOCKD *const xd,
diff --git a/vp10/encoder/bitstream.c b/vp10/encoder/bitstream.c
index 8d84a8590..c0a7d597c 100644
--- a/vp10/encoder/bitstream.c
+++ b/vp10/encoder/bitstream.c
@@ -714,8 +714,7 @@ static void encode_loopfilter(struct loopfilter *lf,
         vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, changed);
         if (changed) {
           lf->last_ref_deltas[i] = delta;
-          vpx_wb_write_literal(wb, abs(delta) & 0x3F, 6);
-          vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, delta < 0);
+          vpx_wb_write_inv_signed_literal(wb, delta, 6);
         }
       }
 
@@ -725,8 +724,7 @@ static void encode_loopfilter(struct loopfilter *lf,
         vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, changed);
         if (changed) {
           lf->last_mode_deltas[i] = delta;
-          vpx_wb_write_literal(wb, abs(delta) & 0x3F, 6);
-          vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, delta < 0);
+          vpx_wb_write_inv_signed_literal(wb, delta, 6);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -736,8 +734,7 @@ static void encode_loopfilter(struct loopfilter *lf,
 static void write_delta_q(struct vpx_write_bit_buffer *wb, int delta_q) {
   if (delta_q != 0) {
     vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, 1);
-    vpx_wb_write_literal(wb, abs(delta_q), 4);
-    vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, delta_q < 0);
+    vpx_wb_write_inv_signed_literal(wb, delta_q, 4);
   } else {
     vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, 0);
   }
diff --git a/vpx_dsp/bitreader_buffer.c b/vpx_dsp/bitreader_buffer.c
index fb04ee634..bb917263e 100644
--- a/vpx_dsp/bitreader_buffer.c
+++ b/vpx_dsp/bitreader_buffer.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
  *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
  */
+#include "./vpx_config.h"
 #include "./bitreader_buffer.h"
 
 size_t vpx_rb_bytes_read(struct vpx_read_bit_buffer *rb) {
@@ -39,3 +40,14 @@ int vpx_rb_read_signed_literal(struct vpx_read_bit_buffer *rb,
   const int value = vpx_rb_read_literal(rb, bits);
   return vpx_rb_read_bit(rb) ? -value : value;
 }
+
+int vpx_rb_read_inv_signed_literal(struct vpx_read_bit_buffer *rb,
+                                   int bits) {
+#if CONFIG_MISC_FIXES
+  const int nbits = sizeof(unsigned) * 8 - bits - 1;
+  const unsigned value = vpx_rb_read_literal(rb, bits + 1) << nbits;
+  return ((int) value) >> nbits;
+#else
+  return vpx_rb_read_signed_literal(rb, bits);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/vpx_dsp/bitreader_buffer.h b/vpx_dsp/bitreader_buffer.h
index 03b156ba2..8a48a95ed 100644
--- a/vpx_dsp/bitreader_buffer.h
+++ b/vpx_dsp/bitreader_buffer.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ int vpx_rb_read_literal(struct vpx_read_bit_buffer *rb, int bits);
 
 int vpx_rb_read_signed_literal(struct vpx_read_bit_buffer *rb, int bits);
 
+int vpx_rb_read_inv_signed_literal(struct vpx_read_bit_buffer *rb, int bits);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  // extern "C"
 #endif
diff --git a/vpx_dsp/bitwriter_buffer.c b/vpx_dsp/bitwriter_buffer.c
index 0dfb859db..6182a7222 100644
--- a/vpx_dsp/bitwriter_buffer.c
+++ b/vpx_dsp/bitwriter_buffer.c
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include "./vpx_config.h"
 #include "./bitwriter_buffer.h"
 
 size_t vpx_wb_bytes_written(const struct vpx_write_bit_buffer *wb) {
@@ -34,3 +36,13 @@ void vpx_wb_write_literal(struct vpx_write_bit_buffer *wb, int data, int bits) {
   for (bit = bits - 1; bit >= 0; bit--)
     vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, (data >> bit) & 1);
 }
+
+void vpx_wb_write_inv_signed_literal(struct vpx_write_bit_buffer *wb,
+                                     int data, int bits) {
+#if CONFIG_MISC_FIXES
+  vpx_wb_write_literal(wb, data, bits + 1);
+#else
+  vpx_wb_write_literal(wb, abs(data), bits);
+  vpx_wb_write_bit(wb, data < 0);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/vpx_dsp/bitwriter_buffer.h b/vpx_dsp/bitwriter_buffer.h
index 9397668ee..a123a2fe8 100644
--- a/vpx_dsp/bitwriter_buffer.h
+++ b/vpx_dsp/bitwriter_buffer.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ void vpx_wb_write_bit(struct vpx_write_bit_buffer *wb, int bit);
 
 void vpx_wb_write_literal(struct vpx_write_bit_buffer *wb, int data, int bits);
 
+void vpx_wb_write_inv_signed_literal(struct vpx_write_bit_buffer *wb, int data,
+                                     int bits);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  // extern "C"