diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
index 0f32dd9985e29b0ee8fa38cedf11669f6ced0657..f8221df11d4f569f7f55388c9b8f247497a21a97 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int16_t stereo_dft_enc_itd_vad(
 #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++ )
+    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