diff --git a/lib_enc/eval_pit_contr_fx.c b/lib_enc/eval_pit_contr_fx.c
index d5f832f8ca3b50f161972cbc058cd6ca10479459..aef5fd637644d28922b643193804a24b9b93be31 100644
--- a/lib_enc/eval_pit_contr_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/eval_pit_contr_fx.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Word16 Pit_exc_contribution_len_fx(                        /* o  : bin where pit
     test();
     if ( GE_16( st_fx->GSC_IVAS_mode, 1 ) || LT_32( st_fx->core_brate, ACELP_9k60 ) )
     {
-        av_corr = shl( av_corr, 1 ); /*Q2 Correlation really poor at low rate, time domain still valide*/
+        av_corr = shl_sat( av_corr, 1 ); /*Q2 Correlation really poor at low rate, time domain still valide*/
     }
     min_corr = abs_s( sub( mfreq_loc_Q2fx[0], av_corr ) ); /*Q2*/