diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_ica_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_ica_enc.c
index 5ee97f27cf391341cb95a4ca11c51b59ae624d19..9d06a5523c8ce03a109f8aa85c19c67008243b3d 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_ica_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_ica_enc.c
@@ -1337,17 +1337,10 @@ static void estDownmixGain_fx(
     }
     ELSE IF( GT_16( hStereoTCA->LRTD_G_ATT_cnt, 1 ) ) /* lrtd_mode == 1 but tdm_LRTD_flag still 0 */
     {
-        currentGain = BASOP_Util_Divide1616_Scale( currentGain, hStereoTCA->LRTD_G_ATT_cnt, &currentGain_e ); // Q = 15 + 0 - (15 - exp)
-        /* Division result Q has to be got back to the Q of initial currentGain hence the shift operation below */
-        IF( currentGain_e != 0 )
-        {
-            currentGain = shr( currentGain, sub( Q15, currentGain_e ) ); /* Q15 */
-            currentGain_e = 0;
-            move16();
-        }
+        currentGain = BASOP_Util_Divide1616_Scale( currentGain, hStereoTCA->LRTD_G_ATT_cnt, &exp );
+        currentGain_e = add( exp, sub( currentGain_e, 15 ) );
     }
 
-
     IF( GE_16( norm_s( currentGain ), sub( currentGain_e, 1 ) ) )
     {
         /* convert currentGain into Q14 */