diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index d436149b0cedfe32de28f188aeec6bce489ec560..b27538144c00f85a1836c9bcb22350fa6d7a594b 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 #define FIX_1970_SBA_CRASH                                   /* Dlb: Fix for issue 1970, SBA crash */
 #define FIX_1978_SAT_MISSING_IN_GAIN_ENC                     /* VA:  Fix add saturation missing that lead to a crash in P800-10 */
 
+#define FIX_1979_SAT_MISSING_IN_LSF_ENC                      /* VA: Proposal to fix 1979, saturation in lsf_enc, NOkia to review */
 #define FIX_1946_CRASH_JBM_PROCESSING                        /* FhG: Increased guard bits of DFT_fx */
 /* #################### Start BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/lsf_enc_fx.c b/lib_enc/lsf_enc_fx.c
index 505114459b9f39d71d0cc62afd1a7713e61e61d6..1e9a2a511d5593eaa3d269e43371e283ecf0838d 100644
--- a/lib_enc/lsf_enc_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/lsf_enc_fx.c
@@ -2541,7 +2541,11 @@ static Word32 vq_lvq_lsf_enc_ivas_fx(
         L_tmp = L_mult( mult( diff[0], shl_sat( w[0], 1 ) ), diff[0] ); /*(2.56+Q5+ Q10 -Q15) + 2.56+ Q5 + Q1 = 2.56 + 2.56 + Q6 */
         FOR( j = 1; j < M; j++ )
         {
+#ifdef FIX_1979_SAT_MISSING_IN_LSF_ENC
+            L_tmp = L_mac_sat( L_tmp, mult( diff[j], shl_sat( w[j], 1 ) ), diff[j] ); /*(2.56+Q5+ Q10 -Q15) + 2.56+ Q5 + Q1 = 2.56 + 2.56 + Q6 */
+#else
             L_tmp = L_mac( L_tmp, mult( diff[j], shl_sat( w[j], 1 ) ), diff[j] ); /*(2.56+Q5+ Q10 -Q15) + 2.56+ Q5 + Q1 = 2.56 + 2.56 + Q6 */
+#endif
         }
         e[i] = L_tmp;
         move32();