diff --git a/lib_com/hq_tools_fx.c b/lib_com/hq_tools_fx.c
index f83d20ccdcf983ef13640c7c5453a4f4fb63304c..5ce39824715e87b581e27a607693d7a4f8da1d4e 100644
--- a/lib_com/hq_tools_fx.c
+++ b/lib_com/hq_tools_fx.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ void apply_noisefill_HQ_fx(
                         {
                             cb_buff[i] = CodeBook_mod[cb_pos++];
                             move16();
-                            L_E_cb_vec = L_mac0( L_E_cb_vec, cb_buff[i], cb_buff[i] ); /*Q24 (12+12) */
+                            L_E_cb_vec = L_mac0_sat( L_E_cb_vec, cb_buff[i], cb_buff[i] ); /*Q24 (12+12) */
 
                             if ( GE_16( cb_pos, cb_size ) )
                             {
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void apply_noisefill_HQ_fx(
                         {
                             cb_buff[i] = CodeBook[cb_pos++];
                             move16();
-                            L_E_cb_vec = L_mac0( L_E_cb_vec, cb_buff[i], cb_buff[i] ); /*Q24 (12+12) */
+                            L_E_cb_vec = L_mac0_sat( L_E_cb_vec, cb_buff[i], cb_buff[i] ); /*Q24 (12+12) */
 
                             if ( GE_16( cb_pos, cb_size ) )
                             {