diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_cng_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_cng_dec.c
index deb3344f2ed051652cb0ab5d0ac55c0ce6d485ec..48bf1711b6c9980485325fae7ec91dae0e0a99af 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_cng_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_cng_dec.c
@@ -1086,10 +1086,12 @@ static void stereo_dft_generate_comfort_noise_fx(
             ptr_tmp = cngNoiseLevel_upd + hFdCngCom->startBand;
             FOR( i = 0; i < shr( sub( st->last_L_frame, hFdCngCom->startBand ), 1 ); i++ )
             {
+                q_sqrt = st->hFdCngDec->bandNoiseShape_exp;
+                move16();
                 tmp_16 = BASOP_Util_Divide1616_Scale( hStereoCng->xfade_frame_counter, hStereoCng->xfade_length, &q_div );
                 tmp_16 = shl( tmp_16, q_div );
                 tmp = Sqrt32( *ptr_cng++, &q_sqrt );
-                tmp = L_shl( tmp, q_sqrt );
+                tmp = L_shl( tmp, sub( add( q_cngNoiseLevel_upd, q_sqrt ), 31 ) );
                 *ptr_tmp = L_add( Mpy_32_16_1( *ptr_tmp, tmp_16 ), Mpy_32_16_1( Mpy_32_16_1( tmp, sub( MAX_16, tmp_16 ) ), hStereoDft->scale_fx ) );
                 move32();
                 ptr_tmp++;