diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
index 6cfb9fb3053fb67be98c7b08e5814522ed70b84b..29416d2c50b49b06f6a7c1c0db3efe212c0bf6d2 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ enum
 #define MASA_STEREO_MIN_BITRATE                 IVAS_24k4
 
 #define MASA_BIT_REDUCT_PARAM                   10
-
+#define MASA_MAXIMUM_TWO_DIR_BANDS             18
 typedef enum
 {
     MASA_STEREO_NOT_DEFINED,
diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
index 072eb56f50890dfd27c5b942fdb2e7496d81dad9..4ab1a1d927a073b4a26549eefb43954a6c656fd7 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
@@ -2731,7 +2731,7 @@ const uint8_t masa_twodir_bands[IVAS_NUM_ACTIVE_BRATES] =
 
 const uint8_t masa_twodir_bands_joined[IVAS_NUM_ACTIVE_BRATES] =
 {
-    0,           0,           0,           0,          0,          2,          2,          3,          4,           6,           8,           9,           12,           18
+    0,           0,           0,           0,          0,          2,          2,          3,          4,           6,           8,           9,           12,          MASA_MAXIMUM_TWO_DIR_BANDS
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
index c36ac09b3807c4b7635cabe8c8f64894ac6e0801..613d59f1be0cc5fb73c11db07fe88f944b8e7d05 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_qmetadata_enc_encode(
     int16_t diff_bits, bits_ec, next_ind_raw_flag;
     int16_t dfRatio_bits[MASA_MAXIMUM_CODING_SUBBANDS];
     int16_t bits_surround_coh, no_TF;
-    int16_t dir2_bands[MASA_MAXIMUM_CODING_SUBBANDS / 2];
+    int16_t dir2_bands[MASA_MAXIMUM_TWO_DIR_BANDS];
     int16_t ind_order[MASA_MAXIMUM_CODING_SUBBANDS];
     int16_t reduce_bits;
     ivas_error error;