diff --git a/plugins/obs-x264/obs-x264.c b/plugins/obs-x264/obs-x264.c
index ad7c1da9b..d177a8e4b 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-x264/obs-x264.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-x264/obs-x264.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #define info(format, ...)  do_log(LOG_INFO,    format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define debug(format, ...) do_log(LOG_DEBUG,   format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+//#define ENABLE_VFR
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 struct obs_x264 {
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ static void obs_x264_defaults(obs_data_t *settings)
 	obs_data_set_default_int   (settings, "buffer_size", 2500);
 	obs_data_set_default_int   (settings, "keyint_sec",  0);
 	obs_data_set_default_int   (settings, "crf",         23);
+#ifdef ENABLE_VFR
 	obs_data_set_default_bool  (settings, "vfr",         false);
+#endif
 	obs_data_set_default_string(settings, "rate_control","CBR");
 
 	obs_data_set_default_string(settings, "preset",      "veryfast");
@@ -202,7 +206,9 @@ static obs_properties_t *obs_x264_props(void *unused)
 	obs_property_list_add_string(list, TEXT_NONE, "");
 	add_strings(list, x264_tune_names);
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_VFR
 	obs_properties_add_bool(props, "vfr", TEXT_VFR);
+#endif
 
 	obs_properties_add_text(props, "x264opts", TEXT_X264_OPTS,
 			OBS_TEXT_DEFAULT);
@@ -409,10 +415,13 @@ static void update_params(struct obs_x264 *obsx264, obs_data_t *settings,
 	int height       = (int)obs_encoder_get_height(obsx264->encoder);
 	int bf           = (int)obs_data_get_int(settings, "bf");
 	bool use_bufsize = obs_data_get_bool(settings, "use_bufsize");
-	bool vfr         = obs_data_get_bool(settings, "vfr");
 	bool cbr_override= obs_data_get_bool(settings, "cbr");
 	enum rate_control rc;
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_VFR
+	bool vfr         = obs_data_get_bool(settings, "vfr");
+#endif
+
 	/* XXX: "cbr" setting has been deprecated */
 	if (cbr_override) {
 		warn("\"cbr\" setting has been deprecated for all encoders!  "
@@ -447,7 +456,11 @@ static void update_params(struct obs_x264 *obsx264, obs_data_t *settings,
 	if (!use_bufsize)
 		buffer_size = bitrate;
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_VFR
 	obsx264->params.b_vfr_input          = vfr;
+#else
+	obsx264->params.b_vfr_input          = false;
+#endif
 	obsx264->params.rc.i_vbv_max_bitrate = bitrate;
 	obsx264->params.rc.i_vbv_buffer_size = buffer_size;
 	obsx264->params.rc.i_bitrate         = bitrate;
@@ -510,16 +523,14 @@ static void update_params(struct obs_x264 *obsx264, obs_data_t *settings,
 	     "\tfps_den:      %d\n"
 	     "\twidth:        %d\n"
 	     "\theight:       %d\n"
-	     "\tkeyint:       %d\n"
-	     "\tvfr:          %s\n",
+	     "\tkeyint:       %d\n",
 	     rate_control,
 	     obsx264->params.rc.i_vbv_max_bitrate,
 	     obsx264->params.rc.i_vbv_buffer_size,
 	     (int)obsx264->params.rc.f_rf_constant,
 	     voi->fps_num, voi->fps_den,
 	     width, height,
-	     obsx264->params.i_keyint_max,
-	     vfr ? "on" : "off");
+	     obsx264->params.i_keyint_max);
 }
 
 static bool update_settings(struct obs_x264 *obsx264, obs_data_t *settings)