diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 460f6cb5f49fad19530f427e36da202f46121379..69964200b62d8fd38c41d3fe4a4d7a92ee8ca187 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
 #define FIX_FLOAT_1539_G192_FORMAT_SWITCH               /* Nokia: reintroduce format switching for g192 bitstreams */
 #define FIX_FLOAT_1560_SVD_NO_OPT_MAX_W_SIGN            /* FhG: float issue 1560: Avoid optimizing the division on the result of maxWithSign() with -funsafe-math-optimizations */
 #define FIX_2095_REMOVE_UNUSED_ISAR_TABLES              /* Dolby: remove unused ISAR */
+#define FIX_FLOAT_1582_STEREO_DFT_QUANTIZE_ITD          /* FhG: float issue 1582: Remove unncessary statement from stereo_dft_quantize_itd() */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
index f48fd9a667beedc99f03ce8829ca164fdac6f2a7..8f2cfa69e5bcf8d855c03f77638cbbad08814a48 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
@@ -152,7 +152,11 @@ static void stereo_dft_quantize_itd(
 {
     int16_t itd;
 
+#ifdef FIX_FLOAT_1582_STEREO_DFT_QUANTIZE_ITD
+    itd = in;
+#else
     itd = (int16_t) ( sign( in ) * 0.5f + in );
+#endif
 
     /*Limit ITD*/
     if ( ( ABSVAL( itd ) > STEREO_DFT_ITD_MAX ) || ( ABSVAL( itd ) < STEREO_DFT_ITD_MIN ) )