diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 10deb6c3b67e9d93f3cc1afa4b03a57a677cda1d..8a5bb735f152e20735d6f10c357eab23502eb206 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -112,4 +112,5 @@
 #define FIX_ISSUE_1150                          /* Ittiam: Fix for Issue 1150: Assertion error observed in evs_enc_fx (with option stereo_dmx_evs) from tcx_ltp_find_gain function*/
 #define FIX_ISSUE_1151                          /* Ittiam: Fix for Issue 1151: Assertion error observed in evs_enc_fx (with option stereo_dmx_evs) from sp_mus_classif_gmm_fx function*/
 #define FIX_ISSUE_1153                          /* Ittiam: Fix for Issue 1153: Assertion error observed in stereo_dmx_evs_enc_fx from calc_poc_fx function*/
+#define FIX_ISSUE_1154                          /* Ittiam: Fix for Issue 1154: Encoder crash for ParamMC 7.1 at 96kbps in ivas_param_mc_param_est_enc_fx() */
 #endif
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
index ac99927571182be9f55ca186fc51ca33772dfd0f..63b5862ca32240041ab0f9fa191c62ac33633175 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,11 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_param_est_enc_fx(
                         move16();
                     }
                     L_tmp = Mpy_32_16_1( ref_ener_fx, hParamMC->hMetadataPMC.ild_factors_fx[k] );
+#ifdef FIX_ISSUE_1154
+                    L_tmp = L_deposit_h( BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale( Nrg_fx[h_ild_mapping->ild_index[k]], L_add( L_tmp, EPSILLON_FX ), &tmp_e ) );
+#else
                     L_tmp = L_deposit_h( BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale( Nrg_fx[h_ild_mapping->ild_index[k]], L_tmp, &tmp_e ) );
+#endif
 
                     tmp_e = add( sub( Nrg_e[h_ild_mapping->ild_index[k]], ref_ener_e ), tmp_e );
 
@@ -1393,7 +1397,11 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_quantize_ilds_fx(
             ref_ener_fx = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( ref_ener_fx, ref_ener_e, Cx_fx[ref_channel_idx][ref_channel_idx], Cx_e[ref_channel_idx][ref_channel_idx], &ref_ener_e );
         }
         ref_ener_fx = Mpy_32_16_1( ref_ener_fx, hParamMC->hMetadataPMC.ild_factors_fx[k] );
+#ifdef FIX_ISSUE_1154
+        L_tmp = L_deposit_h( BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale( Nrg_fx[h_ild_mapping->ild_index[k]], L_add( ref_ener_fx, EPSILLON_FX ), &tmp_e ) );
+#else
         L_tmp = L_deposit_h( BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale( Nrg_fx[h_ild_mapping->ild_index[k]], ref_ener_fx, &tmp_e ) );
+#endif
         tmp_e = add( sub( Nrg_e[h_ild_mapping->ild_index[k]], ref_ener_e ), tmp_e );
         /*10 in Q21 = 1342177280*/
         ILD_fx[k] = Mpy_32_32( 1342177280, BASOP_Util_Log10( L_tmp, tmp_e ) ); // Q21