diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_td_low_rate_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_td_low_rate_dec.c
index 0c07774ddd74ed76d02e9f4cc6a7d38817a631f2..8c1314a8f3d87766d98e628c44e166fdf5c6e841 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_td_low_rate_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_td_low_rate_dec.c
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ void tdm_low_rate_dec(
     fixedToFloat_arr(voice_factors_fx, voice_factors, Q15, 5);
     fixedToFloat_arr(exc_fx, exc, 0, L_FRAME);
     fixedToFloat_arr(exc2_fx, exc2  , 0, L_FRAME);
-    fixedToFloat_arr(bwe_exc_fx, bwe_exc, 0, L_FRAME32k);
+    if (bwe_exc) {
+        fixedToFloat_arr(bwe_exc_fx, bwe_exc, 0, L_FRAME32k);
+    }
     
     /*hGSCDec fix2float*/
     st->hGSCDec->seed_tcx = st->hGSCDec->seed_tcx_fx;