diff --git a/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec.c b/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec.c
index 5c1d9c5832778871fb5a845f00c0a3a4b9f66526..be8030a5db48637d19c2b8e2019c4e642262e7e7 100644
--- a/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec.c
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ void ivas_swb_tbe_dec_fx(
     /* rescale the TBE post proc memory */
     FOR( i = 0; i < LPC_SHB_ORDER; i++ )
     {
-        hBWE_TD->mem_stp_swb_fx[i] = shl( hBWE_TD->mem_stp_swb_fx[i], sub( Q_bwe_exc, st->prev_Q_bwe_syn ) );
+        hBWE_TD->mem_stp_swb_fx[i] = shl_sat( hBWE_TD->mem_stp_swb_fx[i], sub( Q_bwe_exc, st->prev_Q_bwe_syn ) );
         move16();
     }
 #endif