Index: branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncCfg.h
===================================================================
--- branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncCfg.h	(revision 1328)
+++ branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncCfg.h	(revision 1329)
@@ -374,4 +374,5 @@
   Bool      m_useStrongIntraSmoothing;                        ///< enable the use of strong intra smoothing (bi_linear interpolation) for 32x32 blocks when reference samples are flat.
   Bool      m_bEfficientFieldIRAPEnabled;                     ///< enable to code fields in a specific, potentially more efficient, order.
+  Bool      m_bHarmonizeGopFirstFieldCoupleEnabled;
 
 #if SVC_EXTENSION
@@ -910,4 +911,7 @@
   Bool         getEfficientFieldIRAPEnabled( ) const                 { return m_bEfficientFieldIRAPEnabled; }
 
+  Void         setHarmonizeGopFirstFieldCoupleEnabled( Bool b )      { m_bHarmonizeGopFirstFieldCoupleEnabled = b; }
+  Bool         getHarmonizeGopFirstFieldCoupleEnabled( ) const       { return m_bHarmonizeGopFirstFieldCoupleEnabled; }
+
   Void         setActiveParameterSetsSEIEnabled ( Int b )            { m_activeParameterSetsSEIEnabled = b; }
   Int          getActiveParameterSetsSEIEnabled ()                   { return m_activeParameterSetsSEIEnabled; }
Index: branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncSlice.cpp
===================================================================
--- branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncSlice.cpp	(revision 1328)
+++ branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncSlice.cpp	(revision 1329)
@@ -289,15 +289,11 @@
     }
 
-#if HARMONIZE_GOP_FIRST_FIELD_COUPLE
-    if(poc != 0)
-    {
-#endif
+    if(m_pcCfg->getHarmonizeGopFirstFieldCoupleEnabled() && poc != 0)
+    {
       if (isField && ((rpcSlice->getPOC() % 2) == 1))
       {
         depth ++;
       }
-#if HARMONIZE_GOP_FIRST_FIELD_COUPLE
-    }
-#endif
+    }
   }