diff --git a/lib_com/hvq_pvq_bitalloc_fx.c b/lib_com/hvq_pvq_bitalloc_fx.c
index ea51afe8889a7ada88e3d207702a3f4d529b9ba0..58d918abd2d788d0ea17d7f6e841f69eb3178c76 100644
--- a/lib_com/hvq_pvq_bitalloc_fx.c
+++ b/lib_com/hvq_pvq_bitalloc_fx.c
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ Word16 hvq_pvq_bitalloc_fx(
     UWord16 lsb;
     Word16 num_sfm;
 
+#ifdef FIX_1483_PEAQ_VQ_ENC_MSAN_ERROR
+    *n_sel_bands = 0;
+#endif
+
     IF( EQ_16( bwidth_fx, FB ) )
     {
         num_sfm = SFM_N_HARM_FB;
@@ -107,7 +111,9 @@ Word16 hvq_pvq_bitalloc_fx(
         return 0;
     }
 
+#ifndef FIX_1483_PEAQ_VQ_ENC_MSAN_ERROR
     *n_sel_bands = 0;
+#endif
     move16();
     envSum = 0;
     move16();
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index d7daa9187c03ea40bad2c1e563e1bf03edf30ff8..4dbc147a55b32c46654a81bbe7a24a2aade5a5de 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 #define FIX_1904_HARM_GSC_ENC                           /* VA: #1904 Harmonization of EVS and IVAS GSC code */
 #define FIX_2271_OOB_INDEXING_IN_PIT_OL2                /* VA: Fix for issue 2271, to silence clang18 */
 #define FIX_2273_OOB_INDEXING_IN_PIT_FR4                /* VA: Fix to silence clang on ptr init */
+#define FIX_1483_PEAQ_VQ_ENC_MSAN_ERROR                 /* Eri: When no PVQ bands are selected in peaq_vq_enc, the number of bands is not initialized. */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */