diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_mct_enc_mct.c b/lib_enc/ivas_mct_enc_mct.c
index 18218aa257144fde5068e0a7799cf17a9672b152..4b84ea9cb607b05c7e6cd50ab7a198d9f8795b11 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_mct_enc_mct.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_mct_enc_mct.c
@@ -601,6 +601,11 @@ static void getGlobalILD_fx(
             {
                 sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_e[k] = add( sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_e[k], 4 ); // Updating exponent of spectrum as q_ratio is in Q11
             }
+            IF( GT_16( nSubframes, 1 ) )
+            {
+                sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_long_e = add( sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_long_e, 4 );
+                move16();
+            }
 
             FOR( k = 0; k < nSubframes; k++ )
             {
@@ -877,10 +882,12 @@ void apply_MCT_enc_fx(
                     }
                     sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_e[1] = add( sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_e[0], exp );
                     sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_e[0] = add( sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_e[0], exp );
+                    sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_long_e = add( sts[ch]->hTcxEnc->spectrum_long_e, exp );
                     hMCT->mc_global_ild[ch] = 0;
                     move16();
                     move16();
                     move16();
+                    move16();
                 }
             }
         }