diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_icbwe_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_icbwe_enc.c
index 407f66cfe7d18fc58f87aabde888e723dda6164b..16c12be5076e2d4a31a8675b3a76bd9f44677b07 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_icbwe_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_icbwe_enc.c
@@ -219,8 +219,11 @@ static Word16 ic_bwe_enc_specMapping_ivas_fx(
 
     u_fx = extract_l( *specMapping_fx );
 
-    tmp = mult( b_fx, b_fx );  // b_e  + b_e;
-    tmp1 = mult( a_fx, c_fx ); // a_e + c_e + 2
+
+    /* while performing (-32768)*(-32768), overflow occurs because the result comes out as 32768 after mult. This is the only case for mult where overflow happens. In order to avoid this scenario mult_sat is used */
+
+    tmp = mult_sat( b_fx, b_fx );  // b_e  + b_e;
+    tmp1 = mult_sat( a_fx, c_fx ); // a_e + c_e + 2
 
     exp = BASOP_Util_Add_MantExp( tmp, add( b_e, b_e ), tmp1, add( a_e, add( c_e, 2 ) ), &temp_fx ); /* Q15-exp */
     test();