diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 686288b80b09f4fdbd9d0e601e28481015bede1e..c644d36d0bf7f788269e2303a4363aba84430c76 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@
 #define FIX_1103_OPT_L_NORM_ARR                 /* FhG: Optimize L_norm_arr(), avoid IF */
 #define FIX_1105_OPT_MINIMUM_SL                 /* FhG: Optimize minimum_s(), minimum_l(), avoid IF */
 #define FIX_1104_OPT_GETMINSCALEFAC             /* FhG: Optimize get_min_scalefactor(), avoid IF */
+#define FIX_1106_SIMPLIFY_SET32FX               /* FhG: simplify set32_fx() */
 #endif
diff --git a/lib_com/tools_fx.c b/lib_com/tools_fx.c
index b6cb03469dc17872997098a09c96e659146892cd..62766e3b76035193c8732501a0eefa8e9ff0fc87 100644
--- a/lib_com/tools_fx.c
+++ b/lib_com/tools_fx.c
@@ -692,6 +692,15 @@ void set32_fx(
     const Word16 N  /* i  : Lenght of the vector                */
 )
 {
+#ifdef FIX_1106_SIMPLIFY_SET32FX
+    Word16 i;
+
+    FOR( i = 0; i < N; i++ )
+    {
+        y[i] = a;
+        move32();
+    }
+#else
     Word16 i, tmp;
     tmp = extract_l( a );
     IF( EQ_32( L_deposit_l( tmp ), a ) )
@@ -710,6 +719,7 @@ void set32_fx(
             move32();
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     return;
 }