diff --git a/lib_com/hvq_pvq_bitalloc.c b/lib_com/hvq_pvq_bitalloc.c
index 2c9429a32d60738f0dc77d7af942ca046d161b5e..5f98538a84171567814e5f90376780b2e344ca9f 100644
--- a/lib_com/hvq_pvq_bitalloc.c
+++ b/lib_com/hvq_pvq_bitalloc.c
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ int16_t hvq_pvq_bitalloc(
     int16_t num_sfm;
     int16_t bit_cost;
 
+#ifdef FIX_1483_PEAQ_VQ_ENC_MSAN_ERROR
+    *n_sel_bands = 0;
+#endif
+
     if ( bwidth == FB )
     {
         num_sfm = SFM_N_HARM_FB;
@@ -134,7 +138,9 @@ int16_t hvq_pvq_bitalloc(
         return 0;
     }
 
+#ifndef FIX_1483_PEAQ_VQ_ENC_MSAN_ERROR
     *n_sel_bands = 0;
+#endif
     env_mean = 0;
     E_max = 0;
     k_max = k_start;
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index fc3d5173a82f8f79fefbdca257ef0af5236f60b2..d0855fe972b724f74932f036b402366ef812e5ce 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 #define FIX_2287_MCT_MDCT_STEREO_DATA_MALLOC_SIZE       /* FhG: correct allocation size for STEREO_MDCT_DEC_DATA struct */
 #define FIX_2271_OOB_INDEXING_IN_PIT_OL2                /* VA: Fix for issue 2271, to silence clang18 */
 #define FIX_2273_OOB_INDEXING_IN_PIT_FR4                /* VA: Fix to silence clang on ptr init */
+#define FIX_1483_PEAQ_VQ_ENC_MSAN_ERROR                 /* Eri: When no PVQ bands are selected in peaq_vq_enc, the number of bands is not initialized. */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */