diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_stereo_ica_com_fx.c b/lib_com/ivas_stereo_ica_com_fx.c
index 705c1756d66f540acf9149f56233e2443dc81a47..79a7025fb99e424030d937aa4eb7eeaea4242601 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_stereo_ica_com_fx.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_stereo_ica_com_fx.c
@@ -418,8 +418,11 @@ void adjustTargetSignal_fx(
     const Word16 method )       // Q0
 {
     /* inter-frame shift variation and target shifting */
-
+#ifndef FIX_2574_EQUI_CONDITION
     IF( method == 0 )
+#else
+    IF( EQ_16( method, 0 ) )
+#endif // !FIX_2574_EQUI_CONDITION
     {
         interpTargetChannel_fx( target_fx, prevShift, currShift, L_shift_adapt );
     }
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 9ce33d497451049e7dbee57598e3a596b0c93473..0fb2591d3c4be1c184ff11155a09abab22f1dcd0 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 #define FIX_BASOP_2560_STEREO_DFT_DEC_RESET             /* FhG: BASOP issue 2560: align reset of hStereoDft->res_gains_ind_fx[][] between BASOP and float */
 #define HARMONIZE_2539_cng_energy                       /* FhG: basop issue 2539: harmonize cng_energy with its ivas derivate */
 #define FIX_1585_ASAN_FORMAT_SW_ALT                     /* VA: float issue 1585: alternative fix memory leaks with format switching */
+#define FIX_2574_EQUI_CONDITION                         /* FhG: BASOP issue 2574: Correction of equivalnecy condition to basic operation in function adjustTargetSignal_fx()*/
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */