diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index d03261715a8d9a3ea4d6587ca01f40d133d7f93d..4102e9726313ee065394a23234b0a1af9e53b0b5 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -172,4 +172,5 @@
 #define DOT_PROD_CHOLESKY_64BIT                 /* FhG: Issue 1323, optimized 64 bit implementation of dot_product_cholesky() */
 #define OPT_BASOP_ADD_v1                        /* optimizations to avoid usage of BASOP_Util_Add_MantExp */
 #define FIX_ISSUE_1327                          /* Ittiam: Fix for issue 1327: Glitch when stereo is switching from TD to FD*/
+#define FIX_ISSUE_1376                          /* VA: Fix for issue 1376 (issue with GSC excitation) */
 #endif
diff --git a/lib_enc/enc_pit_exc_fx.c b/lib_enc/enc_pit_exc_fx.c
index 3ed50017cc30c56612bd19f149abfccc203e7fd2..7e5734e70bdead3ae0e6a5569eac06ca3458b5f3 100644
--- a/lib_enc/enc_pit_exc_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/enc_pit_exc_fx.c
@@ -578,7 +578,9 @@ void enc_pit_exc_ivas_fx(
     Word16 use_fcb;
     Word32 gc_mem[NB_SUBFR - 1]; /* gain_code from previous subframes */
     Word16 gp_mem[NB_SUBFR - 1]; /* gain_pitch from previous subframes*/
+#ifndef FIX_ISSUE_1376
     Word16 h1_q15[PIT_EXC_L_SUBFR + ( M + 1 )];
+#endif
     Word16 q_h1;
     BSTR_ENC_HANDLE hBstr = st_fx->hBstr;
     GSC_ENC_HANDLE hGSCEnc = st_fx->hGSCEnc;
@@ -771,11 +773,15 @@ void enc_pit_exc_ivas_fx(
          * Codebook target computation
          * (No LP filtering of the adaptive excitation)
          *-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#ifndef FIX_ISSUE_1376
         Copy_Scale_sig( h1, h1_q15, L_subfr, 1 ); // Q14 -> Q15
 
         lp_select = lp_filt_exc_enc_ivas_fx( MODE1, AUDIO, i_subfr, exc, h1_q15,
                                              xn, y1, xn2, L_subfr, st_fx->L_frame, g_corr, clip_gain, &gain_pit, &lp_flag ); /* Q0 */
-
+#else
+        lp_select = lp_filt_exc_enc_ivas_fx( MODE1, AUDIO, i_subfr, exc, h1,
+                                             xn, y1, xn2, L_subfr, st_fx->L_frame, g_corr, clip_gain, &gain_pit, &lp_flag ); /* Q0 */
+#endif
         IF( EQ_16( lp_flag, NORMAL_OPERATION ) )
         {
             push_indice( hBstr, IND_LP_FILT_SELECT, lp_select, 1 );