diff --git a/lib_com/basop32.c b/lib_com/basop32.c
index fbe08a11f74d5a2afd466d351a5652b35d13f275..6a34cff43e570ae4a6a3212891067ca5887bef48 100644
--- a/lib_com/basop32.c
+++ b/lib_com/basop32.c
@@ -3582,13 +3582,13 @@ Word16 i_mult_o( Word16 a, Word16 b, Flag *Overflow )
 #ifdef ORIGINAL_G7231
     return a * b;
 #else
-    register Word32 c = a * b;
+    register Word32 c = (Word32) a * b;
     return saturate_o( c, Overflow );
 #endif
 }
 Word16 i_mult( Word16 a, Word16 b )
 {
-    return i_mult_o( a, b, NULL );
+    return i_mult_sat( a, b );
 }
 Word16 i_mult_sat( Word16 a, Word16 b )
 {