diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index cc41c23d898d62895593afce2769240b25594e3d..8eda542ad38319dfe3339602f2dc99a3f6fdeb2b 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 #define FIX_2334_HARM_CODER_MODIF                       /* VA: basop issue 2334 : harmonizing coder_modif_function */
 #define FIX_FLOAT_1501_UNIT_VALUE_IN_OMASA              /* Nokia: Fix float issue 1501, uninitialized value in ivas_masa_combine_directions for OMASA */
 #define FIX_BASOP_2323_DIRAC_ENC_WRONG_INIT             /* Nokia/FhG: basop issue 2323: Use correct init size */
+#define FIX_BASOP_2324_MISSING_SET_TO_ZERO              /* Nokia: basop issue 2324: Fix issue by setting the exponent to zero where it should be */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_mcmasa_enc_fx.c b/lib_enc/ivas_mcmasa_enc_fx.c
index 100d6b6bb74c67ec4799a2a34ccfe54d96e85399..4d611915abdf3ef68ef2e41727178bcdd37c057c 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_mcmasa_enc_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_mcmasa_enc_fx.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,14 @@ void ivas_mcmasa_param_est_enc_fx(
             move32();
             hMcMasa->direction_vector_m_fx[2][block_m_idx][band_m_idx] = 0;
             move32();
+#ifdef FIX_BASOP_2324_MISSING_SET_TO_ZERO
+            hMcMasa->direction_vector_e[0][block_m_idx][band_m_idx] = 0;
+            move16();
+            hMcMasa->direction_vector_e[1][block_m_idx][band_m_idx] = 0;
+            move16();
+            hMcMasa->direction_vector_e[2][block_m_idx][band_m_idx] = 0;
+            move16();
+#endif
         }
 
         /* Reset variable */