diff --git a/lib_dec/dec_higher_acelp_fx.c b/lib_dec/dec_higher_acelp_fx.c
index febbaa477949e1d46ec908ceac2c4157536058cb..ea1501a7c6385405fe61339e84b1f6061cf38064 100644
--- a/lib_dec/dec_higher_acelp_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/dec_higher_acelp_fx.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void transf_cdbk_dec_fx(
         }
     }
 
-    st_fx->last_code_preq = extract_h( code_preQ[L_SUBFR - 1] ); // q_Code_preQ-16
+    st_fx->last_code_preq = code_preQ[L_SUBFR - 1]; // q_Code_preQ
     move16();
 #endif
     PREEMPH_FX( code_preQ, FAC_PRE_AVQ_FX, L_SUBFR, &st_fx->mem_preemp_preQ_fx );