diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
index 9f42ccb99f2f7af5bc40172f006a8f5f299eb02d..3855b296c37be61daf337d2ed0b7e48f18086c17 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ ivas_error ivas_dec_setup(
 #ifndef SBA_BR_SWITCHING_2
                 if ( get_sba_reinit_flag( ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->last_ivas_total_brate ) )
 #else
-                int16_t sba_reinit_flag = get_sba_reinit_flag( ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->last_active_ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->sba_order );
+                int16_t sba_reinit_flag;
+                sba_reinit_flag = get_sba_reinit_flag( ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->last_active_ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->sba_order );
                 if ( sba_reinit_flag )
 #endif
                 {