diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs.c
index d4f280fb84d9cdbe86fc55aba3ecde88d7df6e4c..36d477fbe95c89c0fcba6ca829b89b98b6ff350f 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs.c
@@ -605,11 +605,11 @@ static void calc_poc(
         /* Channel selection based on ILD     */
         if ( hPHA->trns_aux_energy[0] > hPHA->trns_aux_energy[1] * hPHA->pha_ipd_ild_thresh )
         {
-            pha_ipd_ild_chan2rephase = 0;
+            pha_ipd_ild_chan2rephase = 1;
         }
         else if ( hPHA->trns_aux_energy[1] > hPHA->trns_aux_energy[0] * hPHA->pha_ipd_ild_thresh )
         {
-            pha_ipd_ild_chan2rephase = 1;
+            pha_ipd_ild_chan2rephase = 0;
         }
         else
         {