diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_dirac_com.c b/lib_com/ivas_dirac_com.c
index 2704c1f085c84f92ea8c61236f4adeb1ec5af41c..407b62da639696b39e7732a2d60f8fd229a3fb1e 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_dirac_com.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_dirac_com.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void computeDiffuseness_fixed(
 
 #ifdef FIX_1072_SPEEDUP_COMPUTEDIFUSENESS
         Word16 shift_q = sub( q_tmp, q_ene );
-        Word32 shiftEquiv;
+        Word32 shiftEquiv = L_add( 0, 0 );
         Word16 shift_qtotal;
         if ( shift_q < 0 )
         {