diff --git a/quic/core/http/quic_spdy_session.cc b/quic/core/http/quic_spdy_session.cc
index 751a4d7..4376d8a 100644
--- a/quic/core/http/quic_spdy_session.cc
+++ b/quic/core/http/quic_spdy_session.cc
@@ -736,7 +736,8 @@
   }
   QuicConnection::ScopedPacketFlusher flusher(connection());
   send_control_stream_->MaybeSendSettingsFrame();
-  if (perspective() == Perspective::IS_CLIENT && !http3_max_push_id_sent_) {
+  if (perspective() == Perspective::IS_CLIENT && max_push_id_.has_value() &&
+      !http3_max_push_id_sent_) {
     SendMaxPushId();
     http3_max_push_id_sent_ = true;
   }
@@ -1282,9 +1283,7 @@
   DCHECK(VersionUsesHttp3(transport_version()));
   DCHECK_EQ(Perspective::IS_CLIENT, perspective());
 
-  if (max_push_id_.has_value()) {
-    send_control_stream_->SendMaxPushIdFrame(max_push_id_.value());
-  }
+  send_control_stream_->SendMaxPushIdFrame(max_push_id_.value());
 }
 
 void QuicSpdySession::EnableServerPush() {
diff --git a/quic/core/http/quic_spdy_session.h b/quic/core/http/quic_spdy_session.h
index 1232367..cdd81a0 100644
--- a/quic/core/http/quic_spdy_session.h
+++ b/quic/core/http/quic_spdy_session.h
@@ -446,8 +446,6 @@
   // Initializes HTTP/3 unidirectional streams if not yet initialzed.
   virtual void MaybeInitializeHttp3UnidirectionalStreams();
 
-  void SendMaxPushId();
-
  private:
   friend class test::QuicSpdySessionPeer;
 
@@ -472,6 +470,9 @@
   // including the initial SETTINGS frame, etc.
   void SendInitialData();
 
+  // Send a MAX_PUSH_ID frame.  Used in IETF QUIC only.
+  void SendMaxPushId();
+
   std::unique_ptr<QpackEncoder> qpack_encoder_;
   std::unique_ptr<QpackDecoder> qpack_decoder_;