diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 7def4b0b4ffd9e69391f35b64b9fe5c1a2345c0f..e50a0608cb43b49c963da9b796976154a708d2ea 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 #define FIX_1123_PARAMBIN_16BIT_ROM                     /* FhG,Nok: issue 1123: update ParamBin ROM tables and scripts to generate 16 bit tables instead of float */
 #define FIX_RETURN                                      /* VA: fix location of function returns */
 #endif
+#define FIX_1152_UNINIT_VAL_IN_ITD_VAD_COMPUTATION      /* FhG: fix uninitialized value being used in ITD VAD mid signal computation that does not affect synthesis, but crashes BASOPs */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
index 0476f354230666243e5e5a287747003daebdee70..0f32dd9985e29b0ee8fa38cedf11669f6ced0657 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
@@ -288,7 +288,13 @@ static int16_t stereo_dft_enc_itd_vad(
 
     float Spd[STEREO_DFT_N_16k_ENC / 2 + 1];
 
+#ifdef FIX_1152_UNINIT_VAL_IN_ITD_VAD_COMPUTATION
+    /* Spd is later only used starting at itd_vad_band_tbl[0], so only compute values starting from there */
+    /* -> this avoids uninitialized values in Spd_L and Spd_R at index 0 to be used */
+    for ( i = itd_vad_band_tbl[0]; i <= STEREO_DFT_N_16k_ENC / 2; i++ )
+#else
     for ( i = 0; i <= STEREO_DFT_N_16k_ENC / 2; i++ )
+#endif
     {
         Spd[i] = 0.5f * ( Spd_L[i] + Spd_R[i] );
     }